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Zhou Buqi said: "Streaming media is the business of the Internet. The Internet has one of the most critical attributes, which is point-to-point connection, and middlemen must be eliminated. If Disney wants to do streaming media, it can just go directly to the source for cooperation. Not only will Disney save a lot of money, Low cost is also the dignity of a large company.”

"Zi Weiyun is the source..."

Robert Egger finally understood what boss Zhou meant.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "Of course, as I said, Ziweiyun is leading the world in the field of streaming media cloud services. Not only is it strong in strength and technology, but it is also very competitive in price. I don't need to do that. Bragging, you can find out just by asking around."

"Well, I've heard some too."

Robert Egger did some research on this.

Zhou Buqi continued: "If you want to cooperate with BAM or acquire BAMTech, how much will it cost? It won't cost billions of dollars, and Major League Baseball is really willing to give up control? Once you can't complete control of BAM, what will happen? You will still be in a passive situation.”

"That's true." Robert Egger indeed encountered such difficulties. "Many media organizations are now streaming, and the partners they choose to cooperate with are often BAM...Major League Baseball is unwilling to give up such an organization."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "This is certain, I promise."

"You promise?"

"Don't believe it? Don't forget, I also have a baseball team, and I also have the right to speak in Major League Baseball. If I express my position in the decision-making meeting of Major League Baseball, even if I am only one of the twenty-odd votes, do you think I propose Will others listen to your suggestions, especially those in the technology business?”

"Well……"

Robert Egger was a little dumbfounded.

There is also this factor!

No matter how you choose, you will never be able to get around Boss Zhou!

In Major League Baseball, every team has the same voting rights. The San Francisco Giants, one of many teams, has very limited voting rights. But when it comes to business in the technology field, Boss Zhou can have huge halo influence. He believes that BAM has great potential in the future and should not be sold... When the collective vote is held, most people will definitely agree with his point of view.

It is impossible for Disney to buy more than 50% of BAM's shares and gain control like it did in its previous life, spending less than US$3 billion.

This is actually a hidden threat.

If Disney didn't cooperate with Ziweiyun, you wouldn't be able to get much benefit from BAM!

Zhou Buqi suggested: "Promoting the cooperation between Disney's streaming media business and Ziweiyun must be the best choice for you at the moment. And it is beneficial in many aspects, which is very important for inviting you to join Ziweixing International." The board of directors also has a legitimate reason to change the name.”

Robert Iger really wants to join the board of directors of Ziweixing Global.

If Disney's streaming media business really cooperates with Ziweiyun, then it will be even more necessary for him to join the board of directors of Ziweixing International.

"Leave aside the director's seat, what are the business benefits for Disney if we cooperate with Ziweiyun? Only if the benefits are sufficient can I convince Disney's board of directors."

Robert Egger has already thought about bypassing BAM and cooperating directly with Zi Weiyun.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "There are so many benefits. For example, as I said just now, without middlemen, Disney's costs are lower. Moreover, Ziweiyun has been providing streaming media services for so many years, and has built the world's largest The film and television content inventory is stored in our servers, and most of Disney's movies are also stored. This saves migration costs. If Disney Streaming Media cooperates with Ziwei Cloud, there will be no need to transfer too much data. , just call the existing film and television data in the public cloud.”

Robert Egger got up and went to his desk to get a pen and a small notebook. He sat down with his legs crossed and started recording, "Well, the cost benefits."

Zhou Buqi continued: "Ziweiyun has cloud data centers all over the world, even in Africa. The greater the coverage, the larger the user base it targets, and the more potential converted member users will be. This is similar to the operation of cable TV It’s a truth.”

"indeed."

Robert Egger resumed recording.

"There are so many benefits, I don't even know where to start..." Zhou Buqi thought for a moment, "Another example is data analysis. Ziwei Cloud has built a powerful streaming media cloud service system, which is far from Other platforms are comparable. For example, Netflix relies on Ziweiyun to see various statistics of Netflix in various regions for a period of time, and you can buy such services for only a small amount of money. Data can effectively help Netflix conduct comprehensive operational analysis and adopt different operational strategies in different regions to ensure the highest efficiency in attracting new users and the strongest user activity.”

Robert Iger's worry emerged, "Wouldn't this kind of data analysis allow Ziweiyun to master all the operational data of our streaming media platform? If it is leaked..."

"Leak? How is it possible? Did you know that BAM also provides some data analysis services? The biggest advantage of cloud computing is the processing and analysis of big data. What big data processing capabilities does a small company like BAM have? It’s nothing more than purchasing relevant data and analysis models from the cloud computing platform and then selling them to customers.”

"But……"

"As long as you join the board of directors of Ziweixing International and you have the power of supervision, are you still afraid of data leaks? The data security of large companies is definitely better than that of small companies. Besides, if you are afraid, it is because Netflix is ​​afraid. Netflix He is the leader in this industry.”

"Um."

Robert Iger discovered that Boss Zhou had designed a "closed business loop" for him, and Disney was trapped in it.

"Another example is efficiency. If you follow the previous plan to initiate cooperation with BAMTech and use their technology and resources to make ESPN+, then I estimate that it will be at least three years before ESPN+ is launched. Now the number of sports events Live streaming is a major trend of the times, isn’t it good for Disney to waste time like this?”

Robert Iger said frankly: "My plan for Disney is to first focus on putting ESPN+ online. This is the most important thing. After ESPN+ is online, we will then launch Disney's own film and television streaming media."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "I have already guessed it. This is a very correct plan."

"Actually..." Robert Iger hesitated, "Let's put it this way, I'm not worried at all about film and television streaming. Anyway, you already have Netflix and are launching Peacock. I believe that after the launch of Peacock, can be a huge success.”

Zhou Buqi asked: "Then what are you worried about?"

“Streaming of live sports.”

"Um?"

"Because you haven't done this yet, and the technology giants in Silicon Valley haven't done it either. I don't want the technology companies in Silicon Valley to learn from the past in the process of operating ESPN+, and then those big technology companies will also join in. Come and grab this market.”

"Haha." Zhou Buqi found it very funny, "With the strength of these technology giants in Silicon Valley, if you want to do this, do you still need to learn ESPN+? To be honest, just live broadcasting is really a big deal in the eyes of technology companies. It’s too easy, and there is no need to learn from anyone. This is also a misunderstanding of many traditional media. What they think is very valuable and important is their core competitiveness, but in the eyes of many technology companies, it is actually worthless.”

These words were very direct, which made Robert Iger a little embarrassed.

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "There is no need for you to worry."

"Even if the technology giants in Silicon Valley have sufficient strength, what about Ziweixing Global? If Ziweixing Global also starts to broadcast live sports events one day in the future, wouldn't this provide an opportunity?"

Robert Iger is actually most afraid of competitors in Hollywood, followed by technology companies in Silicon Valley.

Purple Star Global’s Peacock will be launched next week.

There is no doubt that the field of film and television streaming media can be dominated.

They cannot be allowed another opportunity to develop live streaming media for sports events.

This is ESPN's world, and it belongs to Disney!

"Hmm..." Zhou Buqi's heart moved slightly and he asked tentatively, "By the way, I remember that Disney does not independently hold all shares of ESPN."

Robert Iger said: "It is true. Disney only holds 80% of the shares, and the remaining 20% ​​is in the hands of the media giant Hearst."

Zhou Buqi looked at him thoughtfully, "Hearst is a traditional publishing house, right? Can they support you spending such a large amount of money to transform ESPN into an online streaming media ESPN+?"