The next day, Magic City.
Zhang Yuan led Yang Siwei, and the two of them took a plane to the Magic City early in the morning.
After lunch, we arrived early at the Creative Park on Xietu Road, XH District, Shanghai.
This is the current headquarters of the famous Tudou.com.
Today, Zhang Yuan has a bit of face wherever he goes.
Basically, you can get special treatment just by swiping your face.
He also understands why celebrities are so intoxicated with sex and pleasure, and even become so arrogant.
Wherever he goes, he is held in high esteem, treated differently, flattered as if he were a superior person, and would be flattered by anyone else.
For example, today, Zhang Yuan is a little "floating".
After all, he was warmly welcomed by a large number of workers at Niangziguan Power Plant a few days ago, and everyone wanted to strip him naked and take a closer look.
The treatment is almost the same as that of national treasures in Chengdu Giant Panda Base.
So when he came to Tudou.com, Zhang Yuan confidently told Yang Siwei that he would go see his boss later.
Show her how to deal with the boss of such an Internet company.
Let her learn a little bit.
Then... there is no more.
Zhang Yuan raised his hand and looked at his watch.
When he came to a place like this to discuss matters, he specially brought his most expensive piece of Vacheron Constantin.
It was the piece Liu Xiaoli gave him.
For two hours, no one has come except for a female staff member who brought tea and snacks once.
He was waiting in a lounge.
It's still a small room, not even a luxury private room or anything like that.
Click...the door sounded.
Yang Siwei, who went out to inquire for information for the third time, returned without success again.
Look at him with a "hehe" look.
Look at how you pretend...
She also wants to take classes with her boss.
As a result, the boss himself was taught a lesson...
“People say their boss is busy in a meeting.”
"What about the manager and supervisor?" Zhang Yuan asked in a deep voice.
"They said they were all in a meeting."
"I said I was here to discuss investment and cooperation matters, but I couldn't even see anyone decent." Zhang Yuan tapped his fingers on the table, making a "click-click" sound.
The memory of the dead attacked him again.
It was obvious that people didn't take him seriously at all.
Just like the crew of "Family with Children" a few days ago.
No matter what kind of star you are, in people's hearts, you are just a small family.
Look down on it.
I must feel uncomfortable.
But you can't make a fuss in the office just because you feel uncomfortable. It's too disgraceful.
But I admit that the CCTV front man is awesome.
Don't talk about yourself, Hua Yi's Wang brothers have to pretend to be grandsons when they see him.
But the attitude of the boss of your video website...
"Boss, what are our plans?" Yang Siwei also felt that the two of them had been left out.
"There is an old saying in China." Zhang Yuan clenched his fists.
"There is no place for me to stay here, I have my own place to stay."
"I won't leave you alone, I will vote for Youku!"
"Let's go!" Zhang Yuan stood up and straightened his suit.
"He ignored us, and we ignored him."
"Go back to the Imperial Capital!"
Now open the door and go out.
It's not that I'm angry.
If the other party has this kind of attitude and is hot-tempered but cold-blooded, you will suffer losses even if you talk about cooperation.
The relationship is not equal.
"Huh?"
"Zhang Yuan?"
He strode forward, and when he was about to reach the door, a gentle female voice with a broadcast accent and exceptionally standard Mandarin suddenly came from behind.
"Who?" Zhang Yuan thought he had met a fan.
Looking back, I didn't expect that the person calling him was still a "half-baked" friend.
"What a coincidence, you are here."
The person who called him was Yang Lei, the female host of Shanghai TV Station.
"Yes, what a coincidence, I met you in the Magic City." Yang Lei stepped forward.
The two of them had talked about "Come on!" when he went to Modutai. We met each other when we were watching "Good Man" and we even had a meeting together.
oh!
Zhang Yuan calculated it and found that it was reasonable for her to appear here.
By now she should have met Wang Wei, the boss of Tudou.
"Long time no see, let's have dinner together." Zhang Yuan warmly invited.
"Okay, it would be great to have dinner with a big star." Yang Lei immediately replied: "It would be even better if you could give me an exclusive interview."
"It's all a matter of words. I'll be with you anytime."
"Hahaha..." The other party was very happy to see that his reputation was growing, but his attitude was no different from before. He was still cheerful in speaking and doing things.
"By the way, what are you doing here?" the other party asked curiously.
Zhang Yuan deliberately and carefully told this person the purpose of his trip and the fact that he had been waiting for several hours without seeing anyone.
"Hey, I'm sorry, he's always like this." After hearing this, Yang Lei quickly said hello and apologized.
"The first time I met him was for an interview, and I waited for several hours."
"As a result, there was no one around. I ran for several days and received countless rejections."
"In the end, we couldn't meet each other, and they only gave me 10 minutes for the interview. I was so angry... If it weren't for the requirements of the work in the station, I would have left long ago."
Oh, it’s not like this for me, it’s like this for everyone.
Zhang Yuan knew that the other party was trying to reassure himself and help Wang Wei explain.
"Don't wait, I'll help you find him."
Turning around, this man led Zhang Yuan to the door of the general manager's office in a carefree manner.
After seeing the secretary, he opened his mouth to ask.
“Where is my husband?”
Zhang Yuan:......
Why are you stealing Yang Mi's lines?
"Sister Yang, Mr. Wang is resting."
"Tell him and I will bring my friends to find him." Yang Lei ordered grandly.
Zhang Yuan squinted his eyes and knew what was going on.
This person acted like this to save himself face. After all, he had a good relationship with Li Ruigang.
Mr. Li is her boss again.
Furthermore, she is also showing her strength to herself.
If I can't find someone, she can call her with just one word.
But this old boy Wang Wei is really not a human being, and he still holds a meeting!
Would rather sleep than see me.
Well, one day I will let you know what it means to "offend the abbot and still want to run away."
"Are you married?" Zhang Yuan approached and asked.
"Not yet." Yang Lei "inadvertently" used his left hand to comb his hair on his shoulders and showed off the large diamond ring on his ring finger.
"Look at your bright appearance and bright eyebrows. Good things must be coming soon."
"Congratulations in advance." Zhang Yuan understood immediately and hurriedly sang a happy song.
"Hahaha, thank you."
"Honey, you're here!"
Soon after, Wang Wei, the founder of Tudou.com, opened the door and called Yang Lei enthusiastically.
"Darling, this is my friend Zhang Yuan." The man first hugged his boyfriend, or fiancé, and then introduced him with a half-hug.
No matter who looks at the two of them in this state, they can all think that they are a pair of beautiful people who will grow old together.
Both darling and honey, the whole thing is quite boring.
But now it’s so greasy and crooked, it’s so ugly when it’s torn apart.
"Hello, Mr. Wang." Zhang Yuan suppressed the sneer in his heart and stepped forward to shake hands with Wang Wei with a smile full of kindness.
"Hello, hello, I didn't expect you to be our friend Lei, I have known you for a long time."
"I didn't expect Mr. Wang and Teacher Yang Lei to get married, otherwise I should have come to visit a long time ago."
Not much to say.
After arriving at the office, the guest of honor took his seat.
Wang Wei still didn't have much enthusiasm for him, he just smiled lightly, as if to give face to his girlfriend.
Seeing this situation, Yang Siwei felt that there was little hope of getting anything done.
But at the same time, I thought that if others came, they might be like them just now, unable to even get in.
It's already very good to be able to interview the other party's boss here.
My boss is quite well-connected and powerful.
After chatting for a while about film and television dramas, Zhang Yuan proposed that he had invested in film and television dramas and also had the Internet copyrights of many TV dramas. The two parties could cooperate.
But Wang Wei is obviously not interested.
Zhang Yuan understood now that he did not take copyright seriously. Nowadays, pirated and pirated videos are everywhere on the Internet, and no one cares about the copyrights of movies and TV series.
This person is still short-sighted and has not seen the future development trend at all.
Boss Jia at this time was the one who later said he would return to China every week.
Already starting to hoard copyrights.
But after thinking about his behavior, it was also in line with Wang Wei's character.
This one has a rather proud temperament.
It's the kind of arrogance that comes with inferiority complex.
"The investment you are talking about, do you want to invest in our potato advertising to promote film and television dramas?" Wang Wei asked subconsciously after hearing his intention.
"No, the investment I'm talking about is investing in potatoes themselves."
Zhang Yuan replied seriously.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw a disdainful smile appear on the corner of Wang Wei's mouth. Although he suppressed it instantly, he still caught it.
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It seems that it is very funny for an actor to say that he wants to invest in Tudou.
"Mr. Zhang, you are our friend, so I'll just tell you the truth." Wang Wei thought for a while and replied in a tone that seemed sincere.
"We Tudou have a very large amount of funds coming in and out every month."
“A small investment is a drop in the bucket for us.”
"In this case, don't go all the way in vain. I'll treat you to a meal in the evening and leave it to your friends."
It was a rebuff that was both polite and arrogant.
Yang Siwei on the side said nothing, but his palms were already sweaty.
"There is no rush to eat."
Zhang Yuan continued to answer unhurriedly: "Also, we have not discussed the funding issue."
"Both of us don't know where the boundaries are between small and large amounts of money."
"Maybe everyone has different understandings, but I think the funds I can bring are not too small."
"Oh, tell me about it then." Wang Wei picked up the Biluochun that Yang Lei had just brewed for him and said while blowing the tea leaves.
"3 million..." Zhang Yuan said.
"Ha..." Wang Wei chuckled and continued drinking tea.
As I expected, how much money can a small actor make?
"Dollars."
"Pfft... cough cough cough..." Wang Wei choked while drinking tea after hearing about the unit.
3 million yuan is small money, but 3 million US dollars is not small money!
Yang Lei hurriedly stepped forward to pat her boyfriend's back, and at the same time wiped his mouth with a tissue and wiped the front of his clothes.
Yang Siwei on the side lowered his head and suppressed a smile.
Because she heard that when her boss was talking about the price just now, he gasped for breath on purpose, and after saying the number, he asked for the unit that took two or three seconds to say.
This is causing harm.
Sure enough, when my boss has a grudge, he will report it on the spot. If he doesn't report it on the spot, he is just waiting for an opportunity to report it.
But then I thought, 3 million US dollars would cost more than 20 million!
Including the luxury brand endorsement fees that have just been received and the investment and profits of "Big Movie: Billions" that have been paid back, it is almost enough.
This is a stud!
She didn't dare to speak.
The company's financial situation is just about right, but my boss has another big job to do.
Don’t even think you can’t get your salary paid before the Chinese New Year.
But at the same time, he looked at Wang Wei who had finally recovered his strength.
When he coughed and choked, the domineering aura he had just lost was choked.
My boss is very bad, but the method is not afraid of being clumsy, as long as it works.
"Are you sure, there are 3 million US dollars?" Wang Wei showed the same look as Lu Yu.
Really, I don’t believe it?
"If you want, you can verify the capital on the spot." Zhang Yuan replied without thinking.
"This..." Seeing how confident he was, Wang Wei became more confident.
Weird, do actors make so much money now?
Millions of dollars are available on demand.
"Hiss... Okay, we can chat." Wang Wei became interested.
"Forget it for today." Zhang Yuan pretended to look up at his watch: "I have something else to do tonight."
"How about we make an appointment again tomorrow?"
"Okay, I'll be waiting for you to come over tomorrow afternoon."
"Okay, it's a deal, I'll go and get busy first, see you tomorrow." Zhang Yuan stood up and shook hands, turned around and left.
"Boss, what are we doing tonight?" Yang Siwei asked in confusion as he walked out the door.
"Eat, drink, take you for a walk around the Bund, and then have an early rest."
"No?" The fat lady's eyes widened: "You didn't say you were busy with something."
"Isn't it okay to play?" Zhang Yuan snorted coldly: "The other party has already taken the bait."
"Just hang him out."
"Play with him."
"Give him some time to reflect on his attitude towards investors."
"Oh..." Yang Siwei understood, it was another negotiation tactic.
In the evening, Yang Siwei and I had dinner at a high-end restaurant next to the Bund.
Looking out at the river view and the feasting, he saw again the Tomson Yipin that Li Ruigang pointed out to him when he first came here.
Compared with the current mansion with a highest asking price of over 100 million, his 3 million US dollars is indeed not much.
But He comes at the right time.
Zhang Yuan remembered that Tudou would complete its third round of financing in April 2007.
The total amount is US$19 million.
Among them, Capital Capital Today and the leading investors from the United States each raised US$6 million, making them the two largest companies.
The remaining five investment companies invested a total of US$7 million.
Later, everyone knew that Tudou Youku was the two largest, but at that time, there were dozens of domestic video websites, large and small.
This group of companies makes multiple bets and shares risks, so naturally not too much will be given to each company.
The two largest companies only took 6 million, and Zhang Yuan asked for 3 million.
Now Wang Wei is still talking about the third round, so he was shocked when he heard this number.
And these seven are all investment companies, so it’s not easy to get money from them!
It takes a lot of things to replace it.
Zhang Yuan previously joked that the worst possible outcome would be to invest in Youku.
But this investment is different from that of potatoes.
Investing in Youku is taking refuge, while investing in Tudou is an investment.
Because Youku really can’t invest in it!
Youku’s CEO, Gu Yongqiang, has a background in financing and operations, and was previously the vice president of Wells Fargo Venture Capital.
His financing ability and asset management ability can beat Wang Wei.
The gap between the two is basically equivalent to the gap between Zhou Dongyu and Yang Mi.
This can be seen from just one point.
As founders of the two companies before they went public.
Gu Yongqiang’s shareholding rate is as high as 47%, while Wang Wei only has 8% left!
Their abilities and connections are not at the same level at all.
Therefore, Youku’s victory is actually inevitable.
It's not that Zhang Yuan doesn't want to invest in Youku, it's that he has no chance at all.
Unlike potatoes, there is still a chance.
If you start now, even if Tudou is swallowed up by Youku later, you can still get at least 10 times the return, which is still very profitable.
And his chance is only this narrow gap.
Now Tudou’s second-round investment money is about to run out, and the third-round investment has not yet been discussed.
Those agencies are waiting.
Only when he runs out of ammunition and food can he get more returns with the least investment.
Video websites burn a lot of money. Once the capital chain is broken, they will instantly fall behind in the fierce competition, or even be swallowed up directly.
Those investment companies will only take action when you are starving.
And Wang Wei is a conceited, arrogant, and impatient person.
During Tudou's angel round, this person sold nearly 40% of his shares for an investment of only US$500,000!
So those institutions have already identified his character who dares to sell anything in a hurry.
Zhang Yuan's arrival and the funds he brought were just enough to give Tudou a breath of relief.
3 million U.S. dollars will probably allow Tudou to last two more months, or at most three months.
Although it is not much, if it lasts for one more quarter, Wang Wei will have much more bargaining chips and time to negotiate with institutions.
This is why he immediately changed his attitude after hearing the numbers in Zhang Yuan's newspaper.
He is so hungry!
After Zhang Yuan caught him, he was naturally not in a hurry.
After meeting the next day, we just had a brief chat.
And he deliberately made a condition that was absolutely unacceptable to him.
US$3 million in exchange for 10% equity.
This price was possible before the second round, but it is impossible now.
And the value of all video sites is skyrocketing.
It took Tudou three rounds to get $17 million.
A year later, when the fourth round was launched, nearly 60 million US dollars had been raised!
It can be seen that the valuation of video websites is growing rapidly.
Yang Siwei looked at Wang Wei, who was still indifferent the day before, and took the initiative to take Zhang Yuan for a drink and dinner.
He even asked his girlfriend to be there to help him get closer.
Sure enough, as the boss said, offense and defense have changed.
After turning passive into active, this matter becomes very easy to talk about.
However, in more than a week, this big deal was almost completed...(End of Chapter)