The Means to Establish a Foothold in Western Capital City

"Brother, my dear brother, I'm currently very free, and I'd love to learn mechanical repair and assembly skills!"

Upon receiving Zhang Xuezhou's message, Wang Li quickly put aside what he was doing and agreed to Zhang Xuezhou's request.

Nothing could compare to the group gathering at the Qin Meng ruins. Wang Li was very happy that Zhang Xuezhou still placed him in an important position after climbing to a high place.

Although his abilities have greatly improved, Wang Li knows that he is not as good as Zhou Tianhao, nor Zuo Teng, Luo Gaogao and others. In fact, his ability to take a beating was developed quickly thanks to Zhang Xuezhou.

But as time passed, Zhang Xuezhou did not go to Qinmeng with Zhou Tianhao and the others, nor did he forget about the person who was holding them back.

To join a group, you must have a special skill.

Clearly, Wang Li's ability to take a beating wasn't important in Zhang Xuezhou's team, which meant he had to develop other skills as a supplement.

Mechanical repair is an essential skill in the Qinmeng ruins.

Even riding a bicycle would be a hundred times easier than their search while carrying heavy loads.

The repair skills he needs to learn are not limited to bicycles, but also include many old motorcycles and fuel vehicles, as well as some modern vehicles. After all, some large Lineage transported cars, aircraft and other items by air and sea, and some of these vehicles were lost due to accidents.

Some people then ended their exploration of the Qin-Meng ruins, leaving behind some usable vehicles and other items in certain areas of Qin-Meng, which can be used by later explorers.

Wang Li wasn't a mechanical repair major, but he clearly needed to cram for these skills so he wouldn't be unable to provide them when needed.

"Let me tell you, I've loved tinkering with cars and guns since I was a kid. I can take things apart quickly, and I can fix them just as fast. You can rest assured that you'll leave this to me; I promise I won't hold you back!"

Wang Li patted his chest and agreed.

Hearing Zhang Xuezhou's calm response, his heart, which had been pounding, finally settled down.

Wang Li's assurance was not just empty talk for Zhang Xuezhou; going to Qinmeng was not as lucrative as repairing machines for others—it was a truly dangerous place.

The lack of transportation not only leads to slow and unsatisfactory journeys and low returns, but if the vehicle cannot be repaired or breaks down and cannot be started at a critical moment, one might even lose their life there.

He dared not be negligent in matters involving life and death.

"Our Feiyu Live Streaming has been operating very steadily lately, without crossing any legal lines. It's incredibly stable!"

When Zhang Xuezhou inquired about the operation of the live streaming software, Wang Li quickly responded.

"If there's any potential for development, we'll see if we can apply for special broadcast licenses for TV dramas and films. Song Ma told me that online streaming will be the mainstream in the future, generating huge economic benefits. But the difficulty isn't just about obtaining licenses; we also need to figure out how to broadcast these dramas while simultaneously maximizing profits!"

"Ugh!"

"Moreover, these shows definitely won't be given to us for free. Uploading any show to the internet requires paying the production company, sometimes in installments, sometimes outright. This will be a huge expense!"

"This matter can't be rushed!"

"If we're going to develop in this way, we'll definitely need to build a special agreement to see if we can sign a free streaming agreement, but still use a revenue-sharing model. Otherwise, no matter what we do, we'll lose money, and we might even go bankrupt!"

Where can this type of special protocol be built?

"That would only be possible if the sequence committee voted on it!"

"How could they possibly make such a vote for a private company!"

Besides attracting huge traffic with her daily live streams, Song Fengying also had development plans, but these plans were clearly not going to work.

Even someone like Wang Li, with his sharp, shrewd business acumen, finds it difficult, which only proves that this model is not suitable for the current live streaming landscape.

"Can our company be converted into a public company?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

While private ownership of a business naturally brings many advantages, the improved administrative efficiency that comes with being public will also bring countless conveniences.

This will involve cross-shareholding and issues related to control.

However, this will inevitably lead to the emergence of a behemoth, and also generate potentially enormous profits.

Zhang Xuezhou suggested a possible direction, which made Wang Li seriously consider it.

"Our biggest advantage lies in the sheer size of our audience, almost equivalent to the traffic of a top-tier prefecture-level city or even a provincial TV station," Wang Li said. "Moreover, our customers are spread across the country, not limited to one place, and we don't suffer from the drawback of 'interrupting the signal'!"

You mean to say?

"If a government propaganda department joins our platform and utilizes it significantly, our company might become a public company!"

"So that's how it's done!"

"But we don't have enough capital. If we go public, we'll be completely taken advantage of, lose control, and might even be kicked out entirely. Brother Xuezhou, you don't really want to do that, do you?"

"No, I was just asking!"

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head.

From Wang Li, he understood how live streaming networks continue to develop.

This is a voice that Western Capital lacks, and a powerful tool to break the regional information blockade.

However, such matters can easily lead to losses if handled carelessly, ultimately resulting in a complete mess.

Zhang Xuezhou also did not want to do anything that would involve great risk.

However, if a sufficient opportunity arises, he wouldn't mind giving it a push, or even taking the initiative in the relevant treaty.

"We'd need to tie down at least a significant number of people on the Sequence Committee before they'd even consider opening this door; otherwise, the consequences for us would be dire!"

After carefully considering the situation, Zhang Xuezhou asked Wang Li some questions before hanging up the call.

As their primary source of income, the ability of live streaming platforms to generate revenue has always been a concern for Zhang Xuezhou.

As demand continued to grow and involved multiple people, their cash flow became severely insufficient, forcing Zhang Xuezhou to extend credit and incur debts, and they were even unable to raise funds to further develop their live streaming network.

Zhang Xuezhou doesn't concern himself with the specifics of the live-streaming network's development, but as the person with the greatest advantage in expanding external relationships within their Zhang Xuezhou, he needs to make good use of the network he has built to safeguard its success.

"Look, Wang Li can keep up with us!"

After the call ended, Zhang Xuezhou shrugged at Wang Haoran, indicating that Wang Li was still an ambitious young man, without his previous bad habits, and was worth nurturing.

"Sigh, after experiencing the harsh realities of society, he's become much more mature than his peers!"

Wang Haoran's initial assessment of Wang Li was correct, but Wang Li experienced the realities of society and stumbled along his own path.

At this moment, Wang Li had the idea of going his own way and forming his own group. Wang Haoran did not stop him. Whenever Wang Li encountered difficulties, he would always think of them and stick together.

As Wang Li's personal abilities grew stronger and his status rose, the other party was able to take charge of the Wang Household without having to follow his opinions or be controlled by Wang Weihan and Wang Xuezhen.

Wang Haoran hopes Wang Li will return and also hopes that Wang Li will have the ability to control the situation and eventually become the core of the Wang Household.

His reply to Zhang Xuezhou was related to Wang Li, but Wang Haoran's mind was more focused on Zhang Xuezhou.

Zhang Xuezhou spoke with Wang Li in front of him, treating him as an insider, and also letting Wang Haoran know about Feiyu Live's development strategy.

If things can be developed as Zhang Xuezhou envisions, the Scarlet Alliance State will produce a behemoth with a powerful media industry, a condition that would give the Zhang Household the capital to establish a presence in Western Capital.