So Douyin had actually built its empire on a recommendation algorithm, and it had also defeated its competitors with that same recommendation algorithm!
At this moment, Lin Feng had undoubtedly discovered the next era's great opportunity: recommendation algorithms.
As long as you mastered recommendation algorithms, you would become the darling of countless companies.
Whether they dealt in videos, novels, news, or all kinds of merchandise, they all needed your recommendation algorithms to push their content to users.
Once Lin Feng developed such a recommendation algorithm, companies like Taobao, Tencent, Qiandu, Sina Weibo, YouTube, and Twitter would all take the initiative to contact him.
Among them, Lin Feng could demand shares in those companies or compensation such as a share of the algorithm's revenue.
And best of all, once Lin Feng reached partnerships with them, if he developed some new product or made a video, asking them to give it a front-page recommendation would not be a problem, would it?
After that, it would not be impossible for a video to gain tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of views on the day it was released!
That was Lin Feng's plan. Compared with 0.7% or 1% of Bilibili's shares, what Lin Feng had his eye on was the far more distant future of super Black Technology!
Of course, to accomplish all this, Lin Feng had to have a platform to put it into practice. After all, if you claimed to have developed an incredibly miraculous recommendation algorithm, did you have any proof?
And that proof would undoubtedly lie with Bilibili. He needed to use Bilibili's astonishing results to tell the entire world.
He needed to show them just how miraculous this recommendation algorithm was, making them beg and plead, carve out a huge portion of their interests, and weepingly ask Lin Feng for authorization to use it.
As for why Lin Feng did not rely on this recommendation algorithm to create his own video, novel, news, or online shopping apps and websites?
The reason was that no matter how miraculous a recommendation algorithm was, it would not be easy to defeat the original monopoly giants.
They had already put down deep roots in their respective market segments. They possessed countless IPs and loyal longtime users. Replacing them would be far, far too difficult.
It was not impossible, but doing all that would be too exhausting, and he did not have the energy for it.
After all, Lin Feng's ultimate goal was to control internet traffic, make more people recognize his counterfeit products, and contribute experience points for upgrading them.
It was not to control however many internet companies or earn however much money. He could not put the cart before the horse.
"Boss Lin can make Bilibili profitable? I think we should forget it. After all, we've spent four years trying and still haven't managed it.
Because Bilibili absolutely cannot allow large-scale advertising placements. I believe the reason Bilibili rose to prominence was precisely because it had no ads!"
Xu Yi voiced his opinion. Deep down, he did not believe Lin Feng truly had a solution.
"My method is not large-scale advertising placement. Of course, having absolutely no ads at all is unrealistic.
But those advertisements definitely will not affect the user experience. I can guarantee that, in people's minds, Bilibili will still be an ad-free app and website."
As he spoke, Lin Feng looked at the skeptical Bilibili boss, Xu Yi, and smiled.
"How about we make a wager, with 30% of the shares as the stakes?
If my profitability and development plan, together with a ten-year license for the recommendation algorithm, allows you to turn a profit within six months and makes it so that the video website no longer needs financing for its own development over the next two years—
Then after those two years, the frozen 30% shares and all dividend income from those two years will belong to me.
If I cannot make Bilibili profitable within six months and cannot make it so the video website can operate and develop without financing within two years—
Then those 30% shares will be returned to you shareholders exactly as they were, and I will give Bilibili the rights to my videos and livestreams in Great Xia for twenty years for free.
What do you think?
If you fail, you will merely continue failing as you have these past few years. It is no big deal, and you will even get my twenty-year video and livestream rights for nothing, without having to give up 0.7% to 1% of your shares.
If you succeed, you will lose 30% of the shares, but in the end, you will have made a huge profit. After all, how long can you keep financing like this?
A little financing today, a little more tomorrow—after ten years, it would already be impressive if you still had 10% of the shares left. It would be better to stop the bleeding once and for all. If you win the bet, you will never need financing for development again."
"This..."
Hearing Lin Feng's words, Xu Yi was somewhat tempted.
After all, they had been established for four years since 2009. During those four years, they had tried countless methods.
But in the end, they had gained very little and remained unable to solve the profitability problem. This had become Bilibili's heartache.
Seeing Lin Feng so confident now, could it be that Lin Feng really could change Bilibili's situation, allowing it to become profitable without large-scale advertising placements and never need financing for development again?
"I should go back and discuss this with the shareholders first. This is too big a matter for me to make a decision alone."
At this point, Bilibili had not yet entered the frenzied financing cycle of Lin Feng's previous life. Its share dilution was not yet severe, and it currently had only two major shareholders, who together held more than 70% of the shares.
Those two major shareholders were founder Xu Yi and the first angel investor, He Rui. In theory, once the two joined forces, they possessed decision-making power over the company.
But for something this major, involving the interests of every shareholder's shares, all shareholders, large and small, ultimately had to discuss it before a decision could be made.
"Of course, but I suggest you move quickly.
Because the Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle test video and documentary filmed yesterday are currently being edited and produced, and they are expected to be released in five days.
Also, if nothing unexpected happens, the I Love Invention program, which has tens of millions of viewers, will air the invention of the Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle within this week.
If we can sign the agreement within this week, I can call them and ask them to mention on the television program that I released videos on Bilibili. It would count as free advertising for Bilibili."
"I understand."
As Xu Yi spoke, he grew more anxious. He had already decided that as soon as he left Lin Feng's home, he would immediately convene a remote video conference.
So when Lin Feng's family warmly invited him to stay for dinner, Xu Yi rejected them without a moment's hesitation. He had come in a hurry and left in a hurry.
However, while Lin Feng was speaking with Xu Yi, the head of Bilibili, the I Love Invention production team at CCTV was having a difficult time.
After receiving the video footage Chen Hang had sent back over the internet, they discovered that this invention was somewhat taboo.
Calling it serious would not quite be right, but calling it insignificant would be wrong as well.
"I don't think there is anything that prevents this from airing. Although Xingtu Technology does not have qualifications to develop weapons, no law explicitly states that it cannot develop electromagnetic rifles.
Although the electromagnetic rifle's final power is somewhat formidable, and the lethality of the Special Coin Bullets is rather astonishing, its essence is still a riot-control electromagnetic rifle.
This invention has tremendous practical value. I believe it will definitely become essential riot-control equipment for police stations and major companies throughout Great Xia!
For I Love Invention to be the first to report on and uncover this item is not taboo at all. On the contrary, it is an honor.
It is an honor that proves our I Love Invention program is useful and proves there is a need for it to exist."
The speaker was a plump, greasy middle-aged man wearing glasses. He was Editor-in-Chief Liang, the man who had spoken with Chen Hang on the phone.
"But the Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle is too powerful, and you even want to include footage of it killing wild boars. Even if the blood is censored, the footage is still far too intense."
The one voicing opposition was Director Sun.
He was the top person in charge of the I Love Invention production team, responsible for managing its affairs and serving as its primary person accountable. Editor-in-Chief Liang was one of his most important right-hand men.
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