The Troubled 'I Love Invention' Production Team

So, Douyin and the like actually conquered the world and defeated their competitors with a recommendation algorithm.

At this moment, Lin Feng undoubtedly discovered the next big trend: recommendation algorithms.

As long as you master recommendation algorithms, you'll be the darling of countless companies.

Whether they're in video, novels, news, or even selling various goods, they all need your recommendation algorithm to push their products to users.

Once Lin Feng creates such a recommendation algorithm, companies like Taobao, Tencent Video, Baidu, Sina Weibo, YouTube, and Twitter will proactively contact him.

In this scenario, Lin Feng can demand company shares or algorithm revenue sharing as compensation.

And the most brilliant part is, once Lin Feng partners with them, if he develops a new product or video, wouldn't it be a simple matter to ask them for a front-page recommendation?

With that, a video could be watched by tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, on the day it's released!

This is Lin Feng's vision. Compared to the 0.7% or 1% stake in Bilibili, Lin Feng is eyeing the much more distant future and super black technology!

Of course, to achieve all this, Lin Feng needs a platform for practical application. After all, if you claim to have developed a miraculous recommendation algorithm, where's the proof?

That proof undoubtedly lies with Bilibili. He needs to use the astonishing results achieved by Bilibili to tell the world.

To show them how miraculous this recommendation algorithm is, making them beg and scrape together a large sum of money to plead with Lin Chen for the authorization to use the recommendation algorithm.

As for why Lin Feng wouldn't use this recommendation algorithm to create his own video, novel, news, or online shopping app/website?

The reason is that no matter how magical a recommendation algorithm is, it's not easy to defeat established giants.

They are already deeply entrenched in their respective niches, possessing countless IPs and loyal users. It's incredibly difficult to replace them.

While not impossible, these tasks are too exhausting, and he doesn't have the energy for them.

After all, Lin Feng's ultimate goal is to control internet traffic, allowing more people to recognize his counterfeit products and contribute experience points to upgrade them.

It's not about how many internet companies he controls or how much money he makes; that would be putting the cart before the horse.

"Boss Lin can make Bilibili profitable? I think we should forget it. We've tried for four years without success.

It's because Bilibili absolutely prohibits large-scale ad insertions. I believe the reason Bilibili rose to prominence is precisely its ad-free nature!"

Xu Yi voiced his opinion, not truly believing Lin Feng had a solution.

"My method doesn't involve large-scale ad insertions. Of course, a completely ad-free experience isn't realistic either.

However, the ads will absolutely 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, looking at the disbelieving Bilibili owner, Xu Yi, Lin Feng smiled and said:

"How about we make a bet? We'll wager 30% of the shares.

If my profit development plan and recommendation algorithm licensing allow you to achieve profitability within six months, and subsequently, the video website's development won't require further financing for two years.

Then, after those two years, the frozen 30% shares and the dividends earned during those two years will all belong to me.

If I fail to make Bilibili profitable within six months and ensure the video website's operational development doesn't require financing for two years.

Then this 30% stake will be returned to you shareholders, and my 20-year video and live-streaming rights within Daxia will be given to Bilibili for free.

What do you say?

If I fail, it's just like continuing to fail as we have these past few years; it's no big deal. Plus, you get my 20 years of video and live-streaming rights for free, without giving up the 0.7%~1% shares.

If I succeed, even though I lose 30% of the shares, in the end, I'll have made a huge profit. After all, when will this constant cycle of financing ever end?

You raise a little today, a little tomorrow; ten years from now, you'd be lucky to still have 10% of the shares. It's better to stop the bleeding once and for all. If you win this bet, you won't need to finance development anymore."

"This..."

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Xu Yi felt a flicker of interest.

After all, they had been established since 2009, which was four years ago. During these four years, they had brainstormed countless methods.

But the results were meager, and they struggled to solve the profitability issue, which had become a persistent worry for Bilibili.

Seeing Lin Feng's confident demeanor now, could it be that Lin Feng could truly change Bilibili's current situation, allowing it to become profitable without large-scale ad insertions, and thus no longer needing to seek financing for development?

"I'll have to go back and discuss it with the shareholders first. This is too big a matter for me to decide alone."

Bilibili hadn't yet entered its frantic financing phase like in his previous life, so the share dilution wasn't severe. Currently, there were only two major shareholders whose combined shares exceeded 70%.

These two major shareholders were the founder Xu Yi and the first angel investor He Rui. Theoretically, the two of them together held the company's decision-making power.

However, for a matter of such magnitude involving the interests of all shareholders, a discussion among all shareholders, big and small, was ultimately necessary to make a decision.

"That's fine, but I suggest you act quickly.

Because the test video and documentary of the Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle filmed yesterday are being edited, and they are expected to be released in five days.

Furthermore, if nothing unexpected happens, the program 'I Love Invention,' which has tens of millions of viewers, will also feature the invention of the 'Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle' within this week.

If we can sign an agreement within this week, I can make a call and ask them to mention the content I've posted on Bilibili in the TV program, which would also serve as free advertising for Bilibili."

"I understand."

As Xu Yi spoke, he felt a surge of nervousness. He had decided to hold a remote video conference immediately after leaving Lin Feng's home.

Therefore, when Lin Feng's family enthusiastically invited him to stay for dinner, Xu Yi refused without a second thought and left as quickly as he had arrived.

However, while Lin Feng was talking with Xu Yi, the head of Bilibili, the CCTV "I Love Invention" production team on the other side was in a difficult situation.

After receiving the video footage Chen Hang had transmitted back online, they discovered that this particular invention was somewhat problematic.

The issue wasn't severe, but it wasn't entirely insignificant either.

"I don't see why this can't be aired. Although Xingtu Technology doesn't have the qualifications to develop weapons, no law explicitly prohibits the development of electromagnetic rifles.

Even though the final result shows the electromagnetic rifle to be quite powerful, and the lethality of the special coin bullets is astonishing, its essence is still that of an anti-riot electromagnetic rifle.

This invention has great practical value, and I believe it will definitely become an essential anti-riot weapon for police departments and major corporations across Daxia!

For the 'I Love Invention' program to be the first to report and uncover this, it's not a taboo, but rather an honor. An honor that proves our 'I Love Invention' program is useful and necessary."

The person speaking at this moment was a middle-aged man with glasses, who was none other than Editor-in-Chief Liang, the one Chen Hang had spoken with on the phone.

"But the power of this coin-style electromagnetic rifle is too great, and you even want to include footage of it killing wild boars. Even if the blood is blurred, the visuals are still too stimulating," Director Sun countered.

He was the top boss of the "I Love Invention" production team, responsible for managing the team's affairs and its primary overseer. Editor-in-Chief Liang was his important right-hand man.