Chapter 1059: A Big Problem (Part 2)

"Before, everyone was constantly reacting to the viewing experience problems caused by the length of Bilibili videos. After some research during this period, we decided to launch a new data statistics method."

"That is to calculate rewards based on the total viewing time of a video. Although the number of views will still be displayed, the weight in revenue calculation will be significantly lowered."

After Luo Quan finished speaking, the reaction in the barrage was obviously not as intense as before.

After all, for ordinary users, watching movies for free and charging for big memberships at a discount are tangible benefits.

As for the update of the video revenue algorithm, they aren't content creators, so it seems it doesn't matter how it's changed.

However, those who understood this update were still quite looking forward to it.

Changing the revenue calculation from view count to viewing time obviously encourages the production of long videos, and high-quality long videos at that.

Because if a video only has length but no content, no one will watch it no matter how long it is made.

In this way, Bilibili can finally be said to have found its advantage.

In the era of short video popularity, Bilibili is the only website that still has a large number of high-quality long-video creators; this is its irreplaceable place.

But the previous operating strategy was completely aligned with Douyin and Constable, slashing long-video revenue, which was completely digging its own foundation.

Fortunately, the sensible Luo Quan became the boss and quickly launched sweeping reforms.

Currently, Bilibili has good momentum, and everything is developing in a good direction.

The most critical point is that the boss, Luo Quan, livestreams frequently and can listen to users' opinions at any time.

And if it's reasonable, she is really willing to change it.

Although a website completely at the mercy of users may not necessarily be done well, a website that doesn't care about user experience at all will definitely not last long.

In the past, Bilibili had many "sao operations" (risky/unconventional moves) that went against whatever made users comfortable; now that Luo Quan has taken over, similar situations should not happen again.

Although the last surprise didn't cause much of a stir, the previous two pieces of good news were already weighty enough.

Just an hour later, "Buried Alive" was released for free on Bilibili; in just five seconds, the number of comments soared to 3,000.

Everyone hadn't seen the new movie, so the content of the comments was basically fan remarks related to Luo Quan.

Such as "Luo Bao finally starred in a movie," "Boss Luo is generous," "Can she win Best Actress or an award next year," etc.

However, with the content in this movie, it's still a bit difficult to win an award.

It's not that it's not exciting; on the contrary, it very realistically depicts the current social status of the Lighthouse Country (USA), satirizing the way functional departments shirk responsibility and just don't do things.

If they were American moviegoers, they would definitely have a huge sense of immersion after watching it, because the treatment they receive when encountering similar situations in their daily lives is about the same.

What kind of treatment?

The protagonist is kidnapped by terrorists while on a business trip, and after finally contacting the company with a mobile phone, the company tells her they can't do anything and tells her to go to the embassy.

Calling the embassy hoping to send someone to rescue her, she is told that this matter shouldn't be handled by the embassy and she should go to the National Security Agency.

Contacting the Security Agency, they say they don't have the authority and suggest the protagonist go directly to high-ranking officials in the White House.

After finally contacting the White House, the official says this matter should be solved by the protagonist's company or the local embassy because the distance is too far and the White House is beyond reach.

This way of shirking responsibility by kicking the ball back and forth can be considered a traditional skill of the Lighthouse Country, from top to bottom, from private enterprises to companies with government backgrounds, they are all the same.

And after being kicked around, the protagonist finally received nominal rescue only because of a distress video the terrorists made her shoot.

The terrorists recording the protagonist's distress video was, of course, not because of a sudden conscience, but simply to make the Lighthouse Country lose face internationally.

After the video was posted online, it quickly attracted the attention of netizens around the world, and the public opinion within the Lighthouse Country was also quite intense, one after another demanding the government do something.

Under pressure from public opinion, the Security Agency held a press conference, claiming that a rescue team had been sent.

But in fact, until the moment the protagonist was dying of hypoxia, she didn't wait for the so-called rescue.

At the end of the movie, the movie title appeared again, and the huge "Buried Alive" occupied half the screen.

Chinese moviegoers would probably find the movie exciting and a bit funny after watching it.

Moviegoers in the Lighthouse Country probably wouldn't be able to laugh after watching it.

Art comes from creation, and most of the inspiration for creation is based on real life.

The plot of "Buried Alive" is very consistent with the national conditions of the Lighthouse Country, without any exaggeration.

Such a movie that "blacks" the Lighthouse Country might not be banned, but it would be relatively difficult to win a major award.

It is worth mentioning that Luo Quan's performance in the film still showed her level as a two-time Best Actress, and there was no decline due to not acting for too long.

In this narrow space, she vividly displayed the despair and hysteria of an ordinary person abandoned by the world and facing the threat of death.

Just from the rapid, heavy breathing to the anger when rescue was abandoned, and then to the final dying whimpering, it completely gave fans a sense of immersion.

After the film ended, the audience called it satisfying, and at the same time, they started to have wild fantasies:

"Luo Bao, look, you filmed a movie in three days; why don't you come out with another one in a short time?"

"This time in a coffin, next time in a secret room; challenge the mystery genre."

"Beautiful girl secret room murder case, huh."

"Can do, Luo Quan doesn't seem to have filmed a mystery movie yet; she can give it a try."

"There are many movies Luo Bao hasn't filmed; compared to mystery, I'd rather watch romance or action."

"This pause, was it intentional or unintentional?"

"It was intentional! (Proudly puffing out chest. jpg)"

"Haha, if this wasn't intentional, then the problem would be huge."

"One thing to say, Luo Quan really hasn't filmed that kind of movie."

………………

"If I film it, would that be okay?" Luo Quan looked at these fans who liked to talk nonsense and curled her lips.

With the release of "Buried Alive," the number of users charging for big memberships on Bilibili has increased quite a bit; it's just that it's unknown how many are for watching her movie and how many are for enjoying the discount.

However, if one really wants to analyze it, it can be analyzed, but it will take some time.

After a continuous year of layoffs, Bilibili's manpower is not particularly sufficient, so it's better to try not to spend energy on these things.

The next step is to expand recruitment to alleviate the pressure on the technical and review departments.

Of course, there are specialists in charge of these matters; as the boss, she doesn't need to do everything herself, just keep a firm grasp on the overall direction.

Besides that, she just needs to check the accounts every so often.

It is often said that corruption is common in large companies, with managers skimming a little more and employees skimming a little less.

It has always been this way, so it seems like a matter of course, but Luo Quan has no intention of accepting this "unspoken rule."

Previously, at the Springwater Entertainment Company she helmed, there were nearly a thousand employees, large and small. Corruption appeared at the beginning, but ever since she personally took a hard line to audit every single account and fired everyone involved, corruption never appeared again.

She doesn't care how much merit these people have or how high their technical skills are; as long as it's the salary they are owed, she won't cut a single cent, and there will be plenty of bonuses and benefits.

But if you take what isn't yours, then it will be dealt with accordingly; she will absolutely never tolerate such malfeasance.

The number of employees at the Bilibili company is much larger than her previous gaming company, so the phenomenon of corruption will certainly be even more severe.

However, on the second day after taking over the company, she issued a flyer to all employees, stating her requirements.

She doesn't care about what happened before, but from now on, if anyone continues to have sticky fingers, the light punishment will be firing, and the heavy punishment will be reporting to the police.

She is currently still in the observation period, and Luo Quan does not intend to take action yet.

Moreover, many big fish are likely waiting for the storm to pass, so they have been lying low; acting rashly might just alert the enemy.

Luo Quan decided to wait a little longer, to wait until those big fish couldn't help but reach out before closing the net, and then kill the chicken to warn the monkeys, properly cleaning up the company's atmosphere...

"Ya~~"

Little Arthur was held up in the air by Gao Liang, like Simba the Gao Liang King being held up by the baboon on the cliff.

It's a pity there was no corresponding BGM, only Arthur's surprised laughter.

"Take it easy, don't drop the baby." Mia watched from the side, heart in her throat, terrified that Gao Liang might loosen his grip and fail to hold onto their son.

"My hands are steady as a mountain even when holding you; could there be an accident with this little weight?" Gao Liang chuckled.

Although he said that, he still chose to securely press his son against his chest and sat back down on the sofa.

After going out to play for a week, the first thing to do upon returning is to get close to their son.

Fortunately, although they hadn't seen each other for a few days, the little guy didn't feel distant at all; seeing his mom and dad return, he even opened his arms for a while, much smarter than other babies.

"I thought you two would be out playing for at least half a month; I didn't expect you to be back so soon." Luo Quan placed the prepared milk bottle on the coffee table and asked.

"We missed our son, didn't we?"

Mia picked up the bottle, pressed it against her cheek to test the temperature, and continued: "To be honest, on this trip, except for the first two days, Gao Liang and I were basically thinking about the baby the whole time.

If we hadn't failed to get plane tickets, we should have been back yesterday."

"That's exactly it." Gao Liang nodded, "We aren't irresponsible parents; if we had known, we would have brought Arthur along to play."

"Hehe, then don't complain about how hard and tiring raising a child is in the future."

Luo Quan rubbed her temples, thinking that she could finally relax.

Even though her energy is now so vigorous that she doesn't feel tired even after not sleeping for several days, raising a child is truly mentally and physically exhausting.

Although the baby is cute when quiet, he is also very frustrating when he starts crying.

What's more, Arthur's constitution is much stronger than the average baby, and his voice is loud.

If it weren't for the help of the super-powered milk powder, the lethality of this "little siren" would have to be increased several times over.

Now it can be considered that the most difficult period has passed; the little thing has adapted to this brand-new world, and his behavior has become regular. As long as the environment and living habits are not changed, he basically won't wail for no reason.

Mosquito bites are quite serious in the villa area during the summer, but because there are several divine artifacts in the house to guard it, let alone flies and mosquitoes, even bacteria and viruses are much fewer than in other places.

Therefore, Arthur's growth environment during his most vulnerable stage was quite comfortable.

When he grows up, there will certainly not be such good conditions around him, but having drunk super-powered milk powder since he was little, his immunity will also be far superior to his peers.

"It's really been hard on Auntie these past few days; baby, hurry and say thank you to Auntie."

Mia held Arthur in her arms, starting to want to teach Arthur to speak, while also wanting to express her gratitude to her sister-in-law.

However, Arthur raised his head, opened his mouth at Luo Quan, and said: "Mama!"

Luo Quan widened her eyes in surprise, and while moved, she immediately explained: "I didn't teach him to speak either; how did he start calling me Mama?"

"Mama is right here; that is Auntie."

Mia felt a bit aggrieved and let her son look at her: "Look at me and say, Ma—ma——"

"Mama!" Arthur turned his head and called out to Luo Quan again.

This scene made Luo Quan laugh: "I told you not to leave your own cub behind when you go out to play; look at this now."

"Who knew he would start talking so soon?" Mia looked at her son, tears almost falling.

After all, he is flesh and blood from her own body; it's only been a few days, and he's already calling someone else Mama.

The key is that she can't even blame her sister-in-law; who told her not to be home these past few days.

"It's all your fault!" Mia kicked Gao Liang, who was laughing foolishly.

"Wasn't it you who said you wanted to go traveling?" Gao Liang was also very aggrieved.

A child doesn't understand anything; it doesn't matter if he calls out randomly at this time; he'll be fine when he's a little older.

But he didn't expect his wife to get jealous and even throw the blame on his head.

However, as a family-oriented man, Gao Liang didn't intend to argue much with Mia, so he turned and squatted in front of his son:

"My good boy, look at who I am; what should you call me?"

"Pfft!" Arthur opened his mouth and used the skill Water Splash on Gao Liang.

At this, both Luo Quan and Mia couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into laughter.

"It seems my treatment is not bad; at least the baby didn't spit on me." Mia suddenly felt much more balanced.

"What do you know? Spitting on me means he's close to me; you want this treatment but don't have it!" Gao Liang said stubbornly to save face, while inwardly he also began to feel uneasy.

It seems he really can't leave his son for too long; he must cultivate a relationship with him properly in the coming time. He doesn't want to be seen by his son in the future as a terrible image like his own father or fourth uncle.

At the same time, Eric, far across the ocean, sneezed violently: "Damn, who is cursing me behind my back."

………………

"Fine, you two lovebirds hurry up and cultivate a relationship with Arthur; if you want to go out and play again in the future, remember to take him along, otherwise, I'm afraid he'll call me Mama again when you get back."

Luo Quan made a joke and turned to go upstairs.