After Wang Yi washed up, Song Sining had already gone to the company.
Only a fragrant breakfast and a note were left:
[Last night you bullied me so much, and today I still have to get up early to cook for you! You sleep in, and I still have to manage the company for you! I must have owed you in my past life, you stinky little brother! My mouth hurts!]
[Remember to microwave your breakfast before eating.]
Wang Yi couldn't help but laugh.
Sining really worked hard last night!
Although due to special circumstances, he didn't experience Gong Bao chicken last night, he did enjoy Saliva chicken.
It truly had a unique flavor!
Now, their relationship had made substantial progress!
However, it was Song Sining's first time making Saliva chicken, and her technique was a bit rusty; she'd need to practice more in the future!
After Wang Yi finished breakfast, he drove straight to the Meiyou Building.
Since Yin Zhixing was already in, he had no more worries.
Of course, in the future, Wu Shuang would still have to come along when he went out.
Even if he went to the Empire to discuss chips, he would have to bring Wu Shuang.
After all, as a bodyguard, Wu Shuang not only had excellent martial arts and driving skills but was also proficient in several foreign languages!
This was the biggest difference between a bodyguard earning 30,000 yuan a month and one earning 10,000 yuan a month.
Wu Shuang and Liu Siyu were somewhat similar: both were severely lopsided in their studies, had excellent memory and language sense, scored high in humanities subjects like foreign languages, but were not very good at science and math.
After arriving at the company, Wang Yi went straight to the novel department.
After the headquarters moved to the Imperial Capital, the Jizhou novel department became the Meiyou Novel Branch.
However, during this period, its scale had expanded again.
The editorial department expanded to ten people again, and the number of in-house writers also increased significantly.
Among the twenty customized novels created earlier, several performed well.
Four of them were at least A-grade novels, and one even had the potential to reach S-grade, becoming a minor hit across the entire network!
This ratio was sufficient to prove that customized novels were completely viable.
Now that the Jizhou branch had tasted the benefits of customized novels by in-house writers, it decisively began to extensively recruit experienced editors to create outlines.
Then it recruited capable in-house writers, working nine-to-five, with five social insurances and one housing fund + low base salary + high performance bonus, to write customized novels.
The copyrights of these customized novels belonged to Meiyou; if an author didn't write well, they would only receive the five social insurances and one housing fund, plus a 1,000 yuan base salary.
But if they wrote well and reached B-grade, they could get a 2,000 yuan performance bonus monthly, with a monthly salary reaching 3,000 yuan.
Reaching A-grade, a 5,000 yuan performance bonus, with a monthly salary reaching 6,000 yuan! More than double the average salary in Jizhou!
Reaching S-grade, a 10,000 yuan performance bonus, with a monthly salary reaching 11,000 yuan! Four times the average salary in Jizhou!
Heavy rewards are sure to attract brave men!
Many capable authors were thinking of coming to Meiyou to become in-house writers.
After all, the five social insurances and one housing fund + base salary + performance bonus were very appealing.
Even if it flopped, there were still the five social insurances and one housing fund + 1,000 yuan guaranteed minimum, so they wouldn't starve.
If their work performed well, their income would be much higher than what they earned from writing on their own.
One must know that web novels in 2011 really didn't make much money, and royalties were very low!
Moreover, Meiyou provided outlines to its in-house writers for customized novels, making it easier to achieve good results.
Having editors provide guidance throughout the writing process was also a learning opportunity, suitable for inexperienced newcomers and older authors with average performance!
Furthermore, with five social insurances and one housing fund, and a nine-to-five office job, it was considered a proper job, making it easier for parents to accept.
After all, web novels were still in their nascent stages in 2011, and the older generation still viewed freelance web novel authors with skepticism.
Anyone who dared to say that after graduation, they wouldn't work and would just write web novels full-time at home, would probably be rejected by over 90% of parents at that time!
However, being an in-house writer for Meiyou Novel, a proper big company with a formal job and five social insurances and one housing fund, completely resolved this concern!
Especially in more conservative provinces, the combination of five social insurances and one housing fund + an office job was truly essential.
Of course, some in-house writers worked during the day, writing novels, and studied in the evenings for public sector positions and civil service exams, developing along two paths.
Wang Yi expressed support for this, even having the editorial department make arrangements to grant them leave before and after their exams!
To put it plainly, writing novels relies on talent!
Some people with high talent who are also diligent and hardworking tend to achieve good results more easily.
But for those not suited for this line of work, effort means little, and it's more stable to take civil service exams or public sector positions exams.
Their own destinies, they chose themselves.
The Jizhou Novel Branch, having recruited so many more editors and authors, would likely soon produce another batch of new customized hit novels!
Even if only one-fifth of these works turned out to be A-grade novels, they would break even.
If one-twentieth of them became S-grade novels, they would make a huge profit!
Of course, even B-grade or C-grade books could be used to fill the library.
There was no other way; Meiyou Novel had just started, its library was too sparse, and it sorely lacked books!
Afterwards, Wang Yi toured the e-commerce department, where Chen Chuanqing had just returned from Singapore:
"Boss, five Meiyou flagship stores in Singapore were finalized last month, and renovations are progressing smoothly; opening around the 15th won't be an issue!"
In a developed country like Singapore, with high consumer spending power, even though it's only the size of one city, opening five flagship stores and thirty specialty stores is not a problem.
Just like the Imperial Capital and Modu, they are also single cities, yet the revenue and profits they generate are higher than many remote provinces!
"Excellent! Mr. Chen, you've worked hard. How is the bonded warehouse progressing?"
"Boss, the bonded warehouses have all been finalized and leased! Staff are also ready, just waiting for customs clearance and goods to be put into storage!"
Near bonded warehouses, there are complete human resource services; as long as the money is in place, there's no shortage of logistics and warehousing personnel.
With bonded warehouses, future Meiyou International Mall orders from Southeast Asia can be shipped directly from the Singapore bonded warehouse, greatly improving efficiency.
"Very good, you've worked hard, take a good rest!"
Wang Yi patted Chen Chuanqing's shoulder; with him leading people to handle these matters, Wang Yi could be a hands-off boss.
"It's no hardship, it's all part of my job," Chen Chuanqing smiled:
"I'll rest for two days after returning, and if there are no issues, I'll go to Australia the day after tomorrow to oversee things! The flagship stores in Australia are also under negotiation; some have already been finalized, so I'll go there to check, and if there are no problems, I'll sign the contracts directly!"
"Good!"
Wang Yi nodded.
People like Chen Chuanqing are energetic, efficient, and responsible, worthy of being Wang Yi's right-hand man!
Even in Jizhou, giving him an annual salary of three to four hundred thousand yuan in the first year was absolutely worth it.
Of course, it would get higher and higher later.
Xingyi Technology and Meiyou Technology both had strict professional salary systems; as long as employees performed well, they would be promoted and receive raises every year!
Chen Chuanqing was even more satisfied with his current job.
Although busy and tiring, it also allowed his talents to be fully utilized.
More importantly, Wang Yi treated him too well.
Not only did he have an annual salary of three to four hundred thousand yuan, but shortly after joining, he was provided with a 500,000 yuan BMW 5 Series!
With such recognition and kindness, Chen Chuanqing felt that he would be letting Wang Yi down if he didn't work his heart out!
One can only say, BMW makes heroes!
"Old Chen, what is the attitude of foreigners towards Meiyou?"
Wang Yi asked.
Chen Chuanqing thought for a moment:
"Foreign consumers quite like Meiyou. But foreign capital isn't very interested in Meiyou. As for foreign brands and competitors, they absolutely hate us."
"Yes, we've taken their market, so they naturally hate us to the core. As for capital, it's purely Meiyou's earnings, and they have no share in it!"
Chen Chuanqing nodded, with some concern:
"Boss, I'm worried that some brands will start shamelessly copycatting our pure-desire style on a large scale, copying Meiyou, and even Zhenyou!"
Wang Yi's expression grew serious:
"This is a problem that needs to be properly prevented. Even if we can't completely curb it, we must suppress it strongly, and while we're at it, leverage the momentum to gain another wave of traffic! In short, we can't be copycatted for nothing!"
Wang Yi was never afraid of trouble or crisis.
On the contrary, every time he encountered a crisis, he would carefully consider how to utilize and manipulate it to create the greatest benefit for himself!
For instance, ZARA previously smeared Meiyou, saying that Meiyou's autumn wear would struggle to replicate the success of its pure-desire style summer wear, inevitably resulting in a crushing defeat, and even imminent bankruptcy!
Wang Yi seized the opportunity, using ZARA to create buzz for Meiyou's autumn wear, making the autumn wear a hot seller, and ultimately earning a substantial profit.
Similarly, if those brands heavily copied Meiyou, Wang Yi could also seize the opportunity and leverage their actions against them!
Wang Yi called Chen Chuanqing to his office:
"Have you discovered a specific brand?"
Chen Chuanqing nodded:
"Yes, I discovered that HM is preparing to copycat our pure-desire style dresses and intends to sell them as hot items in the Southern Hemisphere!"
"How shameless!"
Wang Yi sighed, feeling a bit helpless.
Indeed, Meiyou could sue them, and most likely win.
In his previous life, brands like OTB and Rains successively sued ZARA for copying their design elements, all winning their cases and receiving compensation.
Meiyou could similarly sue HM for copying.
But the litigation period was too long!
To put it plainly, by the time Meiyou won the lawsuit, HM would have already made its money, and Meiyou would have already been significantly affected!
This wouldn't do.
"We need to strike swiftly and with maximum efficiency against the copying actions of brands like HM! But how exactly should we do it?"
Wang Yi said, falling into deep thought, considering carefully.
Suddenly his eyes lit up:
"I've got it, Old Chen, this is easy!"
"What brilliant plan do you have, Boss?"
Chen Chuanqing's interest was piqued, full of curiosity.
Wang Yi smiled mysteriously:
"It's a secret, you'll know soon enough!"
"Alright, Boss."
After Chen Chuanqing left, Wang Yi went straight to the game department.
Since the act of copying couldn't be stopped, he would use this copying incident to generate massive buzz and make Meiyou famous internationally!
As long as Meiyou's name became renowned globally and it became a world-famous brand, both Meiyou and Zhenyou would make a fortune!
Those copycatting brands would also become stepping stones for Meiyou!
With this thought, Wang Yi went to the game department and found the person in charge, Liang Qiye:
"Old Liang, the overseas version of 'Protect the Pomelo' is ready, isn't it?"
"It's ready, Boss! Not only does it have global mainstream voice packs, but we've also hired professional foreign voice actors for real human voices, and it can go online anytime!"
Liang Qiye said excitedly, eagerly awaiting the launch of 'Protect the Pomelo'!
Wang Yi, however, waved his hand:
"No rush, let's first add a story background to 'Protect the Pomelo'."
[The noble Pomelo Princess, with her gentle and clever heart, designed many beautiful pure-desire style dresses, but they caught the eye of a unscrupulous gang of thieves!
The gang of thieves dispatched their little monsters to attack the Pomelo Princess, intending to steal all the pure-desire style dresses, then copycat and mass-produce them.
The Pomelo Princess had no choice but to invite brave and wise warriors to deploy troops and set up formations together, resisting the monster invasion.
Together, they must resist the gang of thieves' shameless copying and defend Pomelo's original pure-desire style designs!]
Liang Qiye instantly understood that Meiyou had been copied, so the boss connected 'Protect the Pomelo' with the Meiyou copying incident, creating it as the game's background setting!
The Pomelo Princess was Meiyou Technology!
The gang of thieves were those unscrupulous brands that copied Meiyou!
This way, if 'Protect the Pomelo' became a global hit, everyone would know the full story!
Those brands that copied Meiyou would be publicly shamed!
Once the world knew about this, even if the other party copied Meiyou's pure-desire style, they wouldn't be able to sell it, and it would instead increase traffic for Meiyou!
After all, not many consumers would be willing to spend money on a pirated item!
Other brands would also not dare to copycat Meiyou products anymore.
After all, this would definitely be a thankless task!
"Boss, that's brilliant!"
Liang Qiye couldn't help but give a thumbs-up, feeling that Wang Yi's background integration was simply a stroke of genius!
Amazing!
Truly amazing!
"Oh, right, add some HM elements to the monsters inside. It doesn't need to be too obvious, just enough for users to know who it is!"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
"Understood, Boss, I get it! HM will probably be so angry they'll spit blood, Hahaha!"
Liang Qiye was thrilled; the boss's move was incredibly powerful, like a public execution!
By then, HM's executives would truly be furious enough to spit blood, yet be utterly helpless.
After all, they were just some HM elements; Meiyou hadn't specifically named them, so what could they say?
Moreover, HM was the first to copy, so even if Meiyou made it explicit, it wouldn't matter.
Wang Yi made up his mind; this was how he would handle things from now on!
HM was just the beginning; the very first big boss would be set as an HM elite monster!
That's right, directly alluding to HM as an elite monster of the gang of thieves!
Later, any brand that dared to copy Meiyou's pure-desire style would be turned into an elite monster in the game, nailed to the pillar of shame, and publicly executed!
Let them be socially dead globally!
"Get it done as soon as possible. Once this is finished, send it for review, and then it should be ready to go online."
Wang Yi patted Liang Qiye's shoulder.
Zhenyou's launch point was the finale of "Startling by Each Step," making Zhenyou an instant hit.
Originally, Wang Yi hadn't decided on the launch point for 'Protect the Pomelo', but now it was clear: he would wait for HM's copycat products to hit the market!
Their copying actions were swift; they would probably be on the market soon.
As soon as they launched, 'Protect the Pomelo' would also be released, directly nailing HM to the pillar of shame, publicly executing them! Making them socially dead globally!
Let global users know that HM copied Meiyou's pure-desire style design, and as a result, Meiyou created the game 'Protect the Pomelo,' pointing fingers and calling HM thieves, robbers...
By then, HM's situation would surely be very interesting.
And of course, their stock price would probably fall even more spectacularly!
Afterwards, Wang Yi found Chen Chuanqing again:
"Old Chen, arrange for people to collect evidence of HM copying Meiyou, and prepare to sue!"
No matter how long the lawsuit took, they had to sue.
This way, Meiyou would occupy the high ground legally and in public opinion!
Then, they would directly release the news, spend heavily to buy trending topics, and let the world know about HM's copying.
HM would be in for it!
Moreover, the public would also stand with Meiyou, joining in to criticize HM!
In the end, Meiyou would win.
And throughout the entire process, Meiyou could also gain a steady stream of traffic, especially the international traffic it currently needed most!
(End of chapter)