Chapter 332

Chapter 332: Celebration Event Part One

The day after the college entrance exam ended, each class held celebration activities. The boys went to internet cafes to play all night together, while the girls mostly went to karaoke bars to sing. Mei Fang stayed at home with his wife and mother-in-law for dinner. While eating, he received many invitations.

“Are you going out to celebrate with classmates after dinner?”

Lin You Xi shook her head, “I don’t have particularly close friends in my class. Only Liu Xiaoyu was taken by Yuanyuan.”

“What do you mean ‘taken away’… Let’s not talk about this. Xiaoyu said she received an invitation to sing at a KTV and asked if I wanted to go, but I wasn’t invited at all!”

“I can understand that…”

Mei Fang picked up a chicken leg and placed it in Xia Yuan’s bowl as he spoke, “Inviting you to sing at a KTV feels like asking Alun to sing ‘Eight Miles Away’ at a KTV, which also involves singing your own songs. Isn’t that quite embarrassing? Moreover, if someone who knows you is there, it would be awkward.”

“Hmm… I can understand that… But we are so close, and they didn’t even invite me to celebrate together. It hurts.”

“Afang, eat more mutton, it will help your body.”

Lin You Xi added food to Mei Fang’s plate and said to Xia Yuan, “Maybe they just thought you would definitely celebrate with Afang.”

“That’s true, I did plan on doing that…”

Xia Yuan looked at Mei Fang and asked, “Do you have any plans for tonight?”

“My classmates invited me, but C Station informed us beforehand that they would celebrate our graduation. Uncle mentioned that there might be a need to upload content to C Station later. I think it’s better to go to C Station since we haven’t made any video appearances in a long time. We could also aim for the top spot.”

“It must be tough being a boss… Even though you’re the boss, you still have to personally handle marketing.”

“Age is our biggest advantage as founders. This sense of cultivation for users is very good and can greatly increase user stickiness.”

Mei Fang thought for a moment, “For example, if I write a novel about our lives from childhood to adulthood, readers will also have this sense of anticipation, which is similar.”

“Oh! That’s a great idea! When I stop singing and start writing songs, I’ll try writing novels too. Who knows, I might make money.”

Mei Fang followed Xia Yuan’s train of thought and thought about the struggling Shengda Literature.

Last year, the five emperors of Shengda Literature had already left and joined the Penguin group, and it was estimated that they would complete their merger and restructuring in the next two years.

Web literature is considered a breeding ground for various IPs, and the huge revenue brought by a powerful work is immeasurable. With the current size of Mei Fang’s company, it’s almost impossible to enter the Penguin market. However, he wants to become a leader in the secondary world, and the N (novel) in ACGN should be led by him.

Currently, domestic light novels have not yet formed a trend, but websites like Happy Book Friends (Hedgehog Pig) and Lemon Bao also exist. However, they are too small compared to future giants like Yuedu.

When meeting with Uncle tonight, he could discuss these intentions…

Liang Meijuan listened to the three speak at the table. Since she didn’t understand these things, she never interrupted. She only asked during a pause, “You three going out to celebrate tonight, will you be back?”

“Yeah…”

Lin You Xi tilted her head to look at Mei Fang, causing him to feel speechless. He thought, “Don’t cause trouble, wife,” “Of course, we’ll be back… But maybe late. Auntie, don’t worry about us. Just rest well.”

“Be careful when playing outside. Relax a bit, but come home early if possible.”

Liang Meijuan paused, “Also, don’t you want to check your scores and make some plans?”

“Don’t worry, Mom.”

Lin You Xi patted Liang Meijuan’s hand and smiled, “We’re fine. No need to worry.”

“Should we ask Xiaoyu and Yunyun to join us?”

“Let them decide. If they want to celebrate with friends, let them. By the way, we can invite Zhu Nainai from the studio if she has time.”

So Mei Fang, Xia Yuan, and Lin You Xi started making arrangements to meet people. Guo Yun said she would stay with her family because it was too far. Liu Xiaoyu initially planned to go to a KTV, but after hearing that a boy intended to confess to her there, she decided to celebrate with Mei Fang instead.

Zhu Nainai eagerly agreed to join when she heard they were getting free meals and exposure on camera. She then promised to bring others from the studio along.

Now, Mei Fang was no longer a small boy who relied solely on taxis. Uncle came to pick them up in his car to go to the company for a celebration. On the way, Mei Fang discussed with him the strategic planning for light novels.

“Regarding the planning for light novels, I’ve been working on it… However, the overall organizational structure of C Station might be complex. I plan to split it to avoid it becoming too large, which could limit resource allocation.”

“Tell me about your splitting plan.”

“The main business of C Station is bullet-screen videos. Besides that, we should consider splitting the existing gaming industry. Although Ximilu Games is the founder’s company, its distribution business is handled by us. According to what the founder mentioned, establishing a distribution platform product is necessary.”

“You mean splitting the members responsible for operating games into a dedicated company for game distribution, right? I support this.”

C Station → TAPTAP was one of Mei Fang’s previous plans. Due to insufficient manpower in the early stages, they had fewer games. It would take another two years before the big license era arrived. During this period, Mei Fang needed to introduce and distribute as many games as possible to accumulate enough licenses.

However, Mei Fang’s ambition wasn’t just to create a Steam for mobile games. He aimed to establish a WEGAME-like platform, which had yet to be fully developed by Penguin. Despite foreseeing potential future challenges, the current industrial environment was still relaxed. If he focused on a global gaming platform from the beginning, he could compete with Steam.

Regardless of whether it would succeed, he needed to start planning now.

In Uncle’s vision, he wanted to create an IP incubation matrix combining ACGN, where all elements converge under one company’s national creative base, led by C Station. This scale would far exceed all existing internet-based secondary world forums.

While ambitious, starting from scratch would be challenging. Therefore, Uncle hoped to acquire existing anime/manga/novel platforms.

Mei Fang promised to provide sufficient budget support, suggesting acquiring high-quality assets rather than blindly expanding. Additionally, strengthening cooperation with subtitle groups was crucial, as early resources would likely be imported from Japan, and subtitle groups played a significant role in引流 (driving traffic).

The two discussed future visions of C Station, with Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi listening quietly, admiring their men shining brightly.

Discussing career development with Uncle, Penguin directors, and figures like Xia Xun brought Mei Fang many benefits and growth opportunities.

Unbeknownst to him, through years of hard work, learning, and foresight, Mei Fang had gradually grown into a thoughtful industry leader, progressing toward becoming a secondary world patriarch. However, he hadn’t fully realized this yet.

(End of Chapter)