The Sacred Land Is Going Bankrupt, I Invented a Mobile Phone!-Chapter 359

Chapter 359: Filming in the Immortal Realm! Coming Soon!

In summary, the profit share from the Little Spirit Communicator business was not a significant factor for Ye Chen. It was merely the icing on the cake.

By sharing profits and expanding the market, Ye Chen aimed to attract more forces into the Little Spirit Communicator market, thereby rapidly increasing its adoption rate.

This was his ultimate goal.

And now, it seemed his plan was highly successful.

All cooperating forces were frantically ordering Iron Essence and ramping up production.

It wouldn’t be long before the number of Immortal Net users experienced explosive growth,

driving the rapid proliferation of Little Spirit Communicators across the Mingwang Province.

As he pondered this, the Foreign Affairs Elder spoke again, “Saint Master, as we now have ample manpower, our plan to open more stores in the Mingwang Province has been adjusted. The progress will be at least three times faster than originally expected.

“In two days, branches in Tianlu Immortal City and Pojun Immortal City will open consecutively. Over the next month, we plan to establish over a hundred Heavenly Origin Pavilions throughout Mingwang Province.

“Within at most a year, we can accomplish the goal of opening Heavenly Origin Pavilions in every Immortal City on the province. Additionally, the preparations for teleportation arrays and express delivery services have also accelerated.

“It is estimated that in one year, all Immortal Cities in Mingwang Province will be connected through our teleportation network, building a complete logistics system.

“In other words, within a year, our offline services will fully cover the entire Mingwang Province.”

Hearing this report, Ye Chen revealed a satisfied smile.

Opening Heavenly Origin Pavilions in all Immortal Cities within Mingwang Province in a year was truly impressive.

After all, Mingwang Province was ten times larger than Great Yan Province, with thousands of Immortal Cities.

According to the original plan, completing this in three years would’ve been a commendable achievement.

However, with Heavenly Origin Sacred Land reallocating resources from the outsourced Little Spirit Communicator manufacturing and sales operations, massive manpower and material resources had been freed up and redirected to new projects.

Naturally, the progress sped up significantly.

Once coverage of all Immortal Cities was achieved, the business could extend to 95% of cultivators in Mingwang Province, providing offline services for their needs.

When the Mingwang Province market was firmly captured, Ye Chen planned to expand into the remaining three major continents, eventually ensuring that the Little Spirit Communicator reached every corner of the cultivation world.

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“Well done. Once the Mingwang Province operations are on track, return to the Sacred Land,” Ye Chen said, showing his appreciation for the Foreign Affairs Elder.

The current prosperity of Heavenly Origin Sacred Land was largely owed to the success of the Little Spirit Communicator.

Yet, the flawless execution of tasks by the Foreign Affairs Elder also played a crucial role.

Inwardly, Ye Chen made a decision: when the elder returned, he would allocate significant cultivation resources to help him achieve a breakthrough.

After finishing, Ye Chen intended to end the communication, but the elder interjected, “Saint Master, I have one more matter to discuss.

“Ever since the Little Spirit Communicators manufactured by our partners became a hit,

several forces that had initially declined our cooperation offers have changed their stance.

“They are now actively seeking partnerships to purchase Iron Essence from us for Little Spirit Communicator production. Additionally, many forces that we hadn’t originally approached are also coming forward to request cooperation.

“As of now, there are over a thousand forces seeking to collaborate with us. However, I am uncertain whether we should accept their proposals.

“If too many forces enter the Little Spirit Communicator manufacturing market, it might lead to fierce market competition.

“In such a scenario, price wars could ensue, which may drive down the average price of Little Spirit Communicators and affect our profits.”

Hearing this, Ye Chen chuckled.

The Foreign Affairs Elder’s understanding of market dynamics had clearly deepened.

Price wars and excessive competition could indeed erode profits, but for Ye Chen, this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Much like how Earth’s mobile phone market worked, Little Spirit Communicators would eventually be segmented into high-end and low-end products.

The high-end market was largely insulated from price wars because it competed on functionality and differentiation.

For example, the Supreme Little Spirit Communicators developed by Heartforge Sacred Land seemed simple but demanded exceptional technical skill, posing high barriers to entry.

Not every force was capable of entering the high-end market.

Those with mediocre crafting skills could only produce low-end Little Spirit Communicators, a segment bound to become saturated and fiercely competitive.

Yet, this wasn’t a drawback.

Lower prices in the low-end market could drive larger sales volumes, accelerating Little Spirit Communicator adoption.

The revenue loss from lower margins could easily be recouped from the increased usage of applications on the Little Spirit Communicators.

Ye Chen responded decisively, “Don’t worry about price wars. As long as prospective partners meet our production requirements, we can grant them licenses and sell them Iron Essence as raw material.”

The Foreign Affairs Elder immediately agreed without hesitation.

If the Saint Master had spoken, there was surely a well-thought-out plan behind it.

There was no need for him to fret.

After ending the communication, Ye Chen resumed the development of the short video application, while occasionally contemplating strategies for pre-uploading videos.

Before launching the platform, it was crucial to populate the library with enough captivating short videos.

Otherwise, users would run out of content quickly, leading to boredom.

But what kind of short videos would appeal to cultivators?

Thinking of the ongoing discussions about his legendary battle on Immortal Net’s Weibo, Ye Chen had a sudden inspiration.

He could compile his battle footage from over the years into short videos for the platform.

The Sacred Land still held recordings of his dominant performance during the Dao Assembly, where he had crushed the so-called geniuses of other Sacred Lands while still in the Golden Core Realm.

These could also be edited and uploaded.

Given his immense popularity, any video about him was bound to captivate countless cultivators.

Moreover, the Sacred Land had archival footage of legendary battles from the previous and even earlier generations of powerhouses.

These could also be edited into short clips to attract viewers.

Beyond battles, beauty content was equally appealing in the cultivation world.

Immortal Net’s Weibo already proved that many female cultivators had more followers than even great experts.

Videos, being more dynamic and visually engaging, had far more potential than still images.

Simply recording Sacred Land female disciples practicing sword techniques or flying on their swords would suffice to draw countless male cultivators.

In addition to battles and beauty, Ye Chen could direct the elders to produce ranked list videos,

such as “The Ten Most Fearsome Demon Kings of Great Yan Province — Even a Great Advancement Expert Would Shudder at the Strongest!” or “The Top Ten Prodigies of the Cultivation World — Guess Who’s Number One!”

Such rankings naturally captured attention and had immense viral potential.

The possibilities were endless. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

There’s also the category of educational content.

For example, great cultivators explaining key cultivation principles, or geniuses sharing their combat experience.

Videos like “The Ten Deadliest Moves of the Xuanming Beast!”, “If You Ignore This in the Foundation Establishment Realm, You’ll Never Reach the Nascent Soul Realm!”, or “He Became Invincible in the Golden Core Realm Simply Because He Did This During the Qi Refining Realm!”

These educational videos can attract cultivators with strong Dao hearts.

They might consider battle videos or beauty content a waste of time, but if they can gain knowledge through videos, they’ll naturally flock to it.

In short, the video library for this short-video app must be all-encompassing, offering a variety of content.

This was the only way to satisfy as many cultivators as possible and attract a larger user base.

However, it’s a pity that the cultivation world didn’t yet have movies or TV dramas.

If it did, the app could even include a category for movie analyses.

But that’s no big deal.

Once the short-video app was launched, Ye Chen plans to kickstart the cultural entertainment industry as well.

Things like web novels, movies, and TV dramas.

At first glance, it might seem like small business, but in reality, it’s anything but.

Take web novels, for instance.

Ye Chen intended to hire people to adapt the classic web novels he read in his past life. By integrating them with the real cultivation system and enhancing their realism, they could be republished.

The feeling of euphoria was a universal need for all beings.

Web novels not only allow cultivators to experience that sense of exhilaration while reading, but they could also gain insights and knowledge along the way.

Moreover, the protagonist’s spirit in web novels — like “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, my fate is mine to decide, not the heavens!” — will surely inspire many complacent cultivators to work harder on their cultivation.

Thus, web novels in the cultivation world were not just entertainment, they’ll undoubtedly captivate countless cultivators.

With no piracy to worry about, paid readers will be abundant.

And since the authors in the cultivation world are cultivators themselves, they won’t need keyboards. They could directly write with their consciousness. Updating hundreds of thousands of words a day would be no problem at all, ensuring readers were fully satisfied.

As for movies and TV dramas, they’ll also have immense potential.

The cultivation world has a massive advantage when it comes to filming. There’s no need for special effects.

Anything mystical could be achieved directly and with absolute authenticity.

The actors themselves were cultivators, capable of casting spells, so the scenes they produce will completely overshadow Earth’s special effects.

Ye Chen plans to adapt some of the classic web novels he read in his past life into movies or dramas.

Titles like “Immortal Tomb,” “Flicking a Finger to Cover the Heavens,” “The Perfect Great World,” “Breaking the Sky,” “Supreme Lord,” or “Devouring the Starry Sky.”

Although some of these works had adaptations on Earth, the acting, effects, and overall quality often had little to do with the original novels — they were outright disappointing.

But now, in the cultivation world, these adaptations could finally be done justice.

The actors, being cultivators, will naturally have the aura and temperament of real cultivators, ensuring the audience remains fully immersed.

As for the female leads, they could be cast from among the female disciples of the Sacred Land, beauties whose appearances will easily rival or surpass the descriptions in the original works.

Epic battle scenes? Not a problem.

If needed, a Great Advancement expert could be hired as the “special effects director,” creating scenes that are truly earth-shattering.

The movies and dramas produced in this way will be nothing short of perfection.

Will cultivators be interested in such content?

There’s no doubt about it!

These movies and dramas will undoubtedly take the cultivation world by storm.

Whether through on-demand fees or membership subscriptions, Ye Chen’s Sacred Land would make an enormous profit.

Of course, the most important aspect of controlling the cultural entertainment industry wasn’t about earning spirit stones.

It’s about the ability to subtly influence and shape the mindset of all cultivators.

Take Earth’s “Great Beautiful Country”, for example.

With its top-tier film industry, it produced countless blockbusters filled with subtle propaganda.

After watching these movies, people worldwide subconsciously developed a favorable impression of the country, believing it to be a wonderful place — advanced, friendly, and committed to world peace.

Meanwhile, the country’s adversaries were always portrayed as cruel, backward, and despicable, evoking feelings of disgust.

But in reality, these impressions were merely crafted through the movies’ narratives.

The impact, however, was massive.

Similarly, Ye Chen’s plan for the cultivation world’s cultural industry could achieve the same effect.

In web novels, movies, and TV dramas, he could subtly promote the Sacred Land, portraying it as a utopia.

This would naturally make all cultivators aspire to join the Sacred Land, helping it attract a steady stream of talent.

On the flip side, if the Sacred Land had any rivals, they could subtly smear them in stories.

There’s no need for overt attacks.

Simply portraying the villains as disciples or elders of the rival sects would be enough to plant seeds of aversion in the audience’s subconscious.

Cultural industries have countless other benefits and are absolutely worth investing in.

Ye Chen even entertained an amusing thought: If he ever returned to his previous life, uploading these cultivation-world-produced movies online would undoubtedly provoke an incredibly fascinating reaction!