The Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin" event has been online for three hours.
The number of concurrent users on Heavenly Fortune Video Platform has exceeded 5 million.
Five hours later.
The number of concurrent online users exceeded 10 million.
Until midnight.
The number of concurrent online users exceeded 20 million.
The image of Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin sparked heated discussions as soon as it was released online.
The first three episodes cover the beginning of the story: the grand background of the ancient the Myth era, the mysterious setting of the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, and the Protagonist's arrival on Blue Star Yinghuo.
The exquisite visuals, stunning special effects, and gripping plot have driven all viewers into a frenzy.
"Are these special effects real? The texture of the dragon scales is so clear!"
"What amazing special effects! When did our Ancient Country's special effects technology become so advanced?!"
"The actors' performances were phenomenal, especially the veteran actor who played the gravedigger; one look from him brought me to tears."
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In less than two days, the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin Incident became a nationwide hot topic.
People discussed the special effects, the plot of the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, and the fate of each character.
Among the top ten trending topics related to "Little Dolphin," six were related to the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin" incident.
On short video platforms, fan-made content featuring the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin is everywhere, including editing, narration, Imitation, and cosplay.
Heavenly Fortune Video's daily active users surged from less than 5 million before its launch to 80 million.
This number is approaching the size of top-tier video platforms in China.
Ling Yi, Liu Manyun, and Gao Xiaolan held a meeting to discuss future operational strategies.
"Three episodes will be released every week to maintain popularity."
Ling Yi made the decision.
"Starting from episode 5, paid features will be available."
"The first three episodes are free to get users hooked; after that, they have to pay to watch more."
Liu Manyun nodded. "What's the price per episode?"
"2 yuan per episode, 30 yuan per month." Ling Yi had already decided.
"The price can't be too high; it needs to make users feel they're getting great value for their money."
"The quality of 'Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin' speaks for itself; at 2 yuan per episode, viewers won't feel cheated."
Gao Xiaolan hesitated for a moment. "President Ling, isn't this price too low? With the quality of 'Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin,' a price of 5 to 8 yuan per episode would be perfectly reasonable."
"Not low." Ling Yi shook his head.
"What we need is a large user base, not profit per episode."
"A low-price strategy can maximize the user base. Once users get used to watching dramas on Heavenly Fortune Video, there will be plenty of ways to monetize them later."
Liu Manyun glanced at Ling Yi, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes.
This man's business Sense of Smell was far sharper than she had imagined.
Following the meeting, the paid subscription model for the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin event was officially launched.
The effects were immediate.
The number of paying users exceeded 5 million on the first day, and paid revenue exceeded 30 million yuan.
This is just the beginning.
Major video platforms naturally recognized the potential of the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin" performance.
The first to approach them was Star Radiance Group Video, the third-largest video platform in China.
Chen Haoran, CEO of Star Radiance Group Video, personally called Liu Manyun and offered what he considered to be a very sincere price.
They bought out the exclusive online broadcasting rights for the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin for 5 billion yuan.
Liu Manyun refused without even thinking.
The Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin is her money-making machine, destined to make Heavenly Fortune Video a future unicorn. How could she possibly sell it?
But Star Radiance Group Video was the first.
Following closely behind, Dingshi Media, the second-largest video platform in China, also expressed its intention to cooperate.
Fang Zhiyuan, the boss of Dingshi Media, was more direct than Chen Haoran, asking for 8 billion yuan plus 5% of Dingshi Media's shares.
Liu Manyun refused again.
Then there's Oil Fruit Video, ranked fourth, and Blue Whale Video, ranked fifth...
These platforms came knocking on her door one after another, offering ever-increasing prices, but Liu Manyun's attitude remained unchanged: she wouldn't sell.
The Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin is such a lucrative opportunity that these platforms are willing to sell everything they own to get a piece of it.
But Liu Manyun wouldn't sell, and there was nothing they could do.
When legitimate business methods fail, people will naturally resort to dishonest means.
One week later, late at night.
Ling Yi was in his office researching Fanbao's new features when Fanbao suddenly popped up a warning message.
[WARNING! A large-scale malicious attack has been detected on the Heavenly Fortune Video Platform.]
Ling Yi frowned. "What's going on?"
[Three attacks are carried out simultaneously.]
Fanbao's voice remained calm.
[First, a DDoS attack, with peak traffic reaching 500G per second, attempting to paralyze Heavenly Fortune Video's servers.]
[Secondly, online attacks; a large amount of negative public opinion targeting the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin Ceremony appeared on major social media platforms.]
[Including allegations of fake special effects, plagiarism, and actor scandals!]
[third...]
"Wait a minute, I can understand the first two, but actor scandals, what the hell? Those are all AI-generated characters!"
[But the problem is, they don't know those cesium horns were created by AI.]
Ling Yi remained silent.
These people are really just criticizing for the sake of criticizing!
If they knew that the negative information they released about the actors turned out to be from AI, it would be a different story.
I wonder what kind of expression he'll have?
"What else!"
[Copyright infringement: Someone reported to regulatory authorities that Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin is suspected of plagiarizing Star Radiance Group Video's original IP and demanded its removal.]
Ling Yi's face darkened.
The simultaneous and seamless coordination of the three attacks is clearly something that no single platform could achieve.
This is a joint operation.
"Check!"
[Tracking data source!]
Fanbao remained silent for three seconds.
[It has been confirmed that this joint operation was planned by three platforms: Chen Haoran, CEO of Star Radiance Group Video; Fang Zhiyuan, owner of Dingshi Media; Zhao Donglai, president of Blue Whale Video.]
The three met secretly three days ago at a private club in Beijing to devise a plan to suppress Heavenly Fortune Video.
The DDoS attack originated from servers located overseas, but the funding sources point to affiliated companies of Dingshi Media.
[The online marketing campaign was handled by Star Radiance Group Video's marketing department.]
The materials used to accuse Blue Whale Video of copyright infringement were fabricated by the company's legal department.
Upon hearing this, Ling Yi was so angry that he laughed instead.
[Good heavens, these three companies have teamed up; they're really going to destroy Heavenly Fortune Video.]
He leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest.
If an ordinary company encountered this situation, it would probably be in a complete mess by now.
DDoS attacks can paralyze servers, online troll attacks can damage brand reputation, and if copyright infringement is successful, Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin might even be forcibly removed from shelves.
A three-pronged approach, each move potentially fatal.
But Ling Yi remained calm.
Because he possesses Fanbao.
" Fanbao, can you defend against DDoS attacks?"
[Already under defense. Fanbao's security protection system can withstand attacks with a traffic volume exceeding 1000T per second. The current attack intensity is insufficient to cause any impact.]