[Reprinted] the number of rooms on the video website will be reduced from 200 to 2/3 million for 60 people

After this layoff, the total number of employees in the six rooms will be reduced from 200 to 60, with a ratio of 2/3.

Netease technology news on September November 3, the video site six rooms (6.cn) recently conducted a round of layoffs. Liu Yan, President, told Netease technology that after this layoff, the total number of employees in the six rooms will be reduced from 200 to 60, of which 200 are the total number of employees in the six rooms nationwide.

Liu Yan confirmed that the company's spending needs to be controlled due to the financial storm. This layoff can balance the cash flow in three months. "downsizing is not necessarily a bad thing ."

There have been media reports that the number of employees in the six rooms will be reduced to about 10. Liu Yan said that this statement is not based on the current main business of the six rooms, that is to say, video editing and technical core teams will be retained. "Review, editing, and other work cannot be done by 10 people."

According to Liu Yan, the six rooms will be cautious in business expansion, and their internal staff revealed that these departments are also the main targets of this layoff. A laid-off employee said that he had received some messages before being cut.

Currently, due to the impact of the financial storm, financing for entrepreneurial enterprises has become a challenge. The video website industry has always been known for its burning of money but lack of profit models. On average, a round of financing will be conducted every year, this year, only Youku, cool 6, and Tudou received funding. video websites that did not receive funding will be put to a greater test.

At the same time, portal websites have increased investment in the video field since the Olympics and achieved good traffic performance. Netease has more than 0.35 billion Olympic video clicks in China, and Yahoo video traffic outside China has also increased since the Olympics, making it the second video website in the United States. Industry insiders believe that portal entry will aggravate competition in the video field. (Wang jiecong)