Obviously, Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce know exactly what they want to shoot. The focus of this documentary is not to exaggerate the bright side of these professional players, but to focus more on their daily life, so that everyone can see their difficult side .
"It was a good shot."
Pei Qian's words came from the heart.
He has also watched a lot of good e-sports player documentaries, and this film made by Zhu Xiaoce, both in terms of content and skills, is of a very good type.
Huang Sibo smiled helplessly: "I am quite satisfied myself."
"But... I'm afraid it won't recover the cost."
"We have found several video sites, but none of them can provide us with enough income. If we just participate in the ordinary incentive plan, even if the film has three million views, we can only earn a few thousand yuan, which is a drop in the bucket."
Pei Qian nodded.
Sure enough, the difficulty of monetizing documentaries is not on the same level as short videos.
The range of short videos is quite wide, and they can be eaten well and can be continuously produced. For video websites, signing this kind of column can bring real traffic to the website.
But documentaries are completely different.
Huang Sibo and the others used very high-end photographic equipment to run back and forth in Jingzhou, Modu, and Li Zhengwei's hometown. Pei Qian asked them to arrange accommodation according to Tengda's business trip standards. Naturally, they spent money like flowing water.
Similar documentaries are generally produced by the government and used for the promotion and promotion of games or events, and you can earn back how much money you burn.
But Huang Sibo and the others did this purely for the purpose of semi-public welfare, and it is normal for them not to recover the cost.
Huang Sibo knows that this time, Lu Mingliang led the development of the new version, and the DLCs of several games have all been successful. In the position of master planner, it can be said that his achievements have surpassed himself.
Feihuang Studio has not built an inch this time, and in this kind of dinner, his face is more or less dull.
Pei Qian smiled.
"You are suffering because of this?"
Huang Sibo was stunned: "President Pei..."
Pei Qian raised the glass, shook it at will, and his tone became indifferent: "Didn't I tell you already?"
"Don't care about temporary gains and losses, and don't care too much about money."
"Didn't the short video use love to generate electricity when it first started? I didn't starve to death after rejecting the low-end Qiafan. In the end, I found the best of both worlds."
"In my opinion, it's not about making money at all, it's about doing something meaningful."
"You're planning to make a documentary, aren't you prepared to lose money from the very beginning?"
"Seeking benevolence, benevolence, why bother?"
Huang Sibo felt his heart warm: "Mr. Pei, thank you..."
The two of them couldn't help but sigh, if these words were said from someone else's mouth, it might look fake.
But it seems so sincere from President Pei's mouth!
Maybe this is the difference between President Pei and other bosses. He really has a broad mind and a broad vision that is beyond ordinary people!
Pei Qian smiled and said, "Don't doubt yourself."
"What about using love to generate electricity? As long as this documentary can attract enough attention and resonate with players, it means that Feihuang Studio is on the right path!"
"Is there no funding for the next film? It doesn't matter, just talk about how much you lack!"
Pei Qian was simply overjoyed.
For this documentary, Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce probably spent all the money that Feihuang Studio had earned before, and there was not much left.
Pei Qian can just give them another sum of money for this reason and let them continue to spend!
Of course, that has to be the next cycle.
"Mr. Pei, it's more than no filming funds." Zhu Xiaoce sighed softly, "Actually, we put our own savings in and found that it was still not enough. Now we still owe the employees a month's salary and have not paid..."
"Okay!" Pei Qian blurted out.
Zhu Xiaoce was stunned: "?"
Pei Qian coughed twice: "You guys did a great job."
"This shows that the staff and you are of the same mind!"
"Under this predicament, none of the employees left, which shows that Feihuang Studio is a mature team that can stand the test!"
"Don't pay for it yourself, go directly to Assistant Xin. How much money is missing, you can make up for it all."
"No, it's not enough to make up for it. The salary arrears is of a very bad nature, and we have to make up for interest. We must not let the brothers who sincerely support us feel cold!"
Huang Sibo was stunned: "President Pei, isn't this wrong? I've never heard of interest payments..."
Pei Qian waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to say any more.
"Huang Sibo."
"What kind of films you make and how you fight, I don't care."
"But I will never allow anything to affect the company's image!"
"For employees who share hardships with Tengda, they must not be chilled, understand?"
President Pei spoke righteously and sternly.
Huang Sibo was moved to tears.
This is the warmth of home!
No matter what kind of setbacks you have suffered outside, returning to Tengda is like returning home. Never worry, because Tengda and President Pei are backing up!
Seeing that President Pei didn't care, Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce's psychological pressure was also much less.
Pei Qian asked, "Do you still plan to make a documentary for the next project?"
Huang Sibo shook his head: "This, we haven't thought about it yet."
"Wait for this documentary to be posted online and see the response before making a decision."
"However, most of them won't continue to shoot this subject, not because they don't make money, but because many things that I want to reflect have already been filmed."
"Maybe it will continue to change to new areas."
Pei Qian nodded: "Well, don't worry, try it out. If you don't have money, just speak up."
After chatting a few more words, Pei Qian suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, how is Chen Lei now?"
Although he had been sent to the magic capital, Pei Qian still felt a little uneasy.
Chen Lei has real skills, and Pei Qian was very afraid of what he would do, so he just asked casually.
"He, I don't know very well. I solved the accommodation problem for him according to your request. But we were very busy shooting, and he was also running around in the magic capital, so there was not much communication."
"We originally wanted him to sing the ending song of the documentary, but the budget was not enough, and we couldn't find good lyrics, so we didn't mention it to him."
Huang Sibo was talking in a row.
Pei Qian's heart skipped a beat and quickly returned to normal.
Scare me!
Fortunately, Huang Sibo didn't mention the ending song to Chen Lei. If he really sang it, it might really be an accident!
Although this documentary doesn't make money, but watching the subject matter and the level of care in the filming, the broadcast volume will definitely not be low!
At that time, if Chen Lei's song is inexplicably popular all over the Internet, he is discovered by a talent scout, and then it brings fire to Feihuang Studio...
The consequences could be disastrous.
Fortunately none of this happened.
Of course, it's not that Pei Qian can't see Chen Leihao, mainly because he hopes that he will wait longer, not to become popular in this cycle, and not to implicate himself.
You just need to be silent, don't take me with you!
"What about now?" Pei Qian asked.
Huang Sibo thought for a while: "I should still be looking for opportunities in the magic capital. If President Pei wants to know, I can call and ask."
Pei Qian waved his hand: "No, no, I'll ask casually."
As long as Chen Lei can't affect the settlement this time, everything is easy to say.
Zhu Xiaoce, who was beside him, couldn't help but sigh.
President Pei really does not forget to care about every employee!
He also heard a little about Chen Lei.
Chen Lei is a resident singer of Moyu Internet Cafe, and it is said that he has created good benefits for Internet Cafes.
If it were other bosses, they would definitely squeeze Chen Lei to death and treat him like a hen who would lay golden eggs, and it would be absolutely impossible to let him go.
But Mr. Pei did the exact opposite. Instead of letting Moyu Internet Cafe shackle Chen Lei's dream, he paid for him to come to the capital and let him find opportunities on a bigger stage!
It can be said that this is an act of no benefit to President Pei, a complete altruistic act.
Even on such occasions, President Pei did not forget to care about Chen Lei who was far away in the magic capital. What kind of spirit is this!
President Pei is always so heartwarming.