129 Hollywood style (1/2)
With no clear direction, he decided to go with the tried and tested Hollywood style…having s.e.x with the producer to get the role
Yet, when he gazed at Professor Tremblays solemn demeanor, he understood that approach would earn him a quick failureso he went with the other Hollywood style. Movies, television, and music make a lot of money without much thought, right? I should be able to do well with those niches, since the box office is generating half a billion for 50 Shades of Dogsh*t…
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Ben knew those were the central industries related to media so he believed they couldnt be bad choices. Ill be fine as long as I avoid doing anything too ”original,” such as remaking a classic like Ghostbusters with an all-female cast…
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In any case, literature and the other segments didnt seem appealing. I mean…almost all authors are peasants until their works get adapted to the big screenevery reader knows that
So that leaves the popular media fields, but which should I pick? Ben deliberated for a few minutes. Cant let go of movies, a lot of income there. Television also generates a lot of money, so cant let that go. Music has a big pie too though; I would be stupid to let the competing groups eat that alone.
After a few minutes, Ben selected what he considered a safe approach by splitting his companys focus among movies, television, and music. He figured it couldnt be wrong since lots of media companies had a diverse clientele, as far as he knew. Then, he fine-tuned some minor settings in the game and finalized his choices. That should do it. Tomorrow, theres a good chance Ill take the lead!
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The next day
How the f*ck are we last place?!?
Ben once again sat in the computer room with the petite and quiet Charlotte by his side. Yet, his mood was much worse today. As his hands gripped the black plastic mouse, he endured the compulsion to throw it across the room. 1/7 of the days for the competition passed, but as he looked at his teams standing, he wasnt optimistic: 10th place out of the 10 groups. Dead last.
Ben didnt understand how this could happen. I didnt get woke so why am I broke?!?
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It was only when he observed the other groups choices that he found the problem: too many groups held similar thoughts to him. They also invested in the popular industries, but they performed better by focusing on one or two. Meanwhile, his company spread out amongst 3 segments. This caused a lack of focus in his brand, which led to competing companies muscling him out. He got starched
Ben sighed. It looks like I cant win this through the power of hot blood and friendship
Despite the horrendous start, there was one good point about the past day: Ben studied all the material he missed from this class, catching up to the others. He gave more focus to this course than his others, allowing him to make up everything he missed the past two weeks. That helped him understand the problems in his tactics. The choice to split amongst 3 segments yesterday was incorrect. As a small company, they needed to concentrate the brands positioning.
Yet, knowing his prior mistake wouldnt solve his current predicament. If I focused on one segment yesterday, that wouldve been good, but other groups already did something similar and are 2 rounds ahead now. If I follow that strategy now, I wont win. The other teams had similar ideas to me yesterday, but they did it better, leading to the current poor situation…
He stared at the results from the computer screen, trying to come up with something… Thats when he noticed most of the teams were close in score, indicating theyd be unlikely to change directions today. I doubt theyll leave their segments any time soon. What can I do then?
The only niche that was open was corporate, since the opponent groups focused on the more popular segments like movies. Its clear they concluded the media-related niches had the highest profit potential, just like I did. Ben shook his head, not seeing a way out for himself…
Wait Thats when he realized something. They thought just like me he repeated to himself. Then doesnt that also apply to corporate?