Indeed, when many viewers went to Da Qian's Guangying Supermarket to buy or rent DVDs as usual, they were surprised to find that many of the programs that they had wanted to watch for a long time had disappeared. Apart from a small number of domestic programs, the rest were basically all kinds of foreign programs.
"How can this be?!" The audience was completely enraged. They were all questioning where the various television programs and works that were clearly written on the roster had gone to.
When the Daqian Guangying Supermarket's employees were wondering how to answer this question, a group of men in suits standing guard at the entrance of the supermarket shouted: "These shows are now in Sony's Guangying Supermarket. You can watch these shows if you go to Sony's Guangying Supermarket."
"How can this be … …" Some of the customers started to complain. "I have to pay 2,000 yen for my membership every month. If I go to Sony's Guangying Supermarket, all the money I had paid before would be wasted."
"It doesn't matter. You can look at the contract that you have signed with Da Qian. It clearly states that as long as the VCD player is not damaged, you can cancel your membership. At most, you will lose the 2,000 yen membership fee that you paid a few months ago!" "That's right.
"So that's what it is!" Many customers nodded in realization. These people in suits were also very conscientious. From the time Daqian Entertainment opened in the morning, they stayed at the entrance of Daqian Guangying Supermarket until they got off work in the afternoon. They didn't get tired of it and didn't hesitate to talk to these customers about the convenience of the supermarket.
At this time, even an idiot could tell that these men were sent by Sony. Only Sony's men would ask their employees to wear suits at this time.
The Daqian employees wanted to chase these men out. But the problem was, these men were waiting at the entrance of Daqian Supermarket and did not enter the Daqian Supermarket. If Daqian were to chase them out, it would be against the law. Sony would have more ways to deal with the Daqian Supermarket.
What was worse was that the TV stations started to report on Guangying Supermarket. The headline was "50-50 split is too overbearing. Many film and television companies are switching to Sony. Many of the members of Guangying Supermarket are crying. Let me teach you a way to stop your losses!"
It was easy to imagine what happened next.
From March onwards, Da Qian's VCD players, which were returning 100 units a day, increased to more than 1,000 units a day. By the middle of March, the number had increased to more than 10,000 units. In just one month, Da Qian had lost 300,000 members.
According to the Daqian's estimation, the number of returns in April could double to 600,000, or even 1 million.
If things were allowed to go on like this, the Daqian would be in a dire situation.
At that time, the Daqian would have to sell a large number of fixed assets to repay the debt. This would be an avalanche.
Therefore, just as everyone in Fusang Daqian Entertainment was feeling hopeless, the backbone of the Daqian Entertainment, Boss Jia, returned and held a policy meeting overnight.
"We had already figured out the policies that Sony had given to these companies. I think we should follow their example and use the same or even more preferential policies to get these companies back!"
"For example, we can increase the percentage to 82%, or we can offer more preferential rates for signing contracts, etc." Ma Huateng was used to doing things for free. His idea was to use money to force Sony.
"No!" Boss Jia rejected. "Sony will not give up on us. We will increase the benefits, and Sony will do the same. When both parties compete, we will also suffer losses."
"Let's not talk about other things. Just based on the 82%, once we sign the contract, it will be impossible to change it back to 50%. At that time, we will become the employees of these film and television companies. We will only earn a small amount of money, and they will take the majority. Then, what's the point of running Guangying Supermarket?"
"Everyone, let's brainstorm and think again. Is there any other way?" Boss Jia said.
"This … …" Everyone was silent. If they did not lower their conditions to get these companies to join them, they could not think of other ways to save this situation.
"That … … I have an immature idea, but I don't know if I should say it!" At this time, a person sitting at the last row of the meeting room stood up and said.
"Speak!" Boss Jia nodded and stood up. He hesitated for a while and then said. "Actually, I am also a loyal customer of Daqian VCD players. Every month, I spend up to 8,000 Yen in Guangying Supermarket!"
"So much?" Boss Jia was a little surprised. Although many buyers would spend more than 2,000 yen on membership fees every month, if it was more than 8,000 yen, they would definitely be fanatical fans.
"But boss, do you know what type of movie I watch the most every month?" The boy became even more bashful when he said this, and even his face turned red.
Looking at the young man's blushing face, Boss Jia had already guessed the answer. He laughed. "It's Ivy, right?"
"Yes!" The young man nodded vigorously. Then, the whole meeting room was filled with laughter. Some of the female participants even stared at the young man angrily.
"Go on!" Boss Jia said.
"In the past few months, I have made a lot of friends. Most of them are men. Every month, more than 70% of their expenses are actually spent on Ivy's VCD players."
"If capturing Fusang's local content is the core of Guangying Supermarket's content, then capturing Ivy's content is the core of our local content. If we can give up most of our local content and only capture Ivy's manufacturers, give them preferential policies, or simply buy the main Ivy's manufacturers, I think the situation will change!" The young man was getting more and more confident. He spoke faster and faster, and his words were getting smoother and smoother.
However, after he finished speaking, he realized what he had said. He looked at Boss Jia with fear. He was afraid that Boss Jia would call him a pervert.
"What's your name? What's your position in the company? "Boss Jia asked.
"My name is Koizumi Jiro. I'm the head of the company's second marketing department!" Koizumi Jiro said quickly.
"Well, from now on, I announce that you are the head of the marketing department. The original head will be replaced, and you will be responsible for the plan you just proposed. I want to buy all the top ten Ivy's companies in Fusang within half a month."
"Buy them! Won't that cost too much? "Koizumi Jiro exclaimed.
"You have to buy them, because only by buying them can these guys stop betraying me. Don't worry, I can give you 1 billion USD. It's enough for you to buy all the top ten Ivy's companies."
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