Chapter 313 Mr. Xiong, give me money!
"Oh, it's not easy." Qin Shaoyan sighed with emotion.
He really didn’t expect that there was such a wonderful story behind the cooperation with Xiangnan Satellite TV.
I have to say that the three coal bosses are quite good at playing, and their routines are quite wild, full of the unruly atmosphere of the old times.
This can be regarded as a limitation of the times. The coal bosses back then were in an environment where business warfare methods were more crude.
In the early 21st century, there are still traces of the past, except that it is not as violent as before, and there is not a lot of work at all.
Liu Yuanrui's actions have become much more civilized. If he is more ruthless, the newly established startup company PP will collapse by the end of the year, and these college students will still face constant lawsuits.
"Mr. Qin, now this PP company is in our hands." Liu Yuanrui said proudly, "Life or death depends on your words."
"Forgive me. Please be patient." Qin Shaoyan sighed and advised, "It's not easy for a group of college students to start a business, so why bother killing them all?"
"Just forget it."
The main reason is that they are not a threat, and there is no sense of accomplishment in recruiting a group of college students, not to mention there is no need.
This group of college student entrepreneurial teams have not graduated yet. They are college students. If they don’t get it right, they will get into trouble.
The equity dispute is inherently a bad thing. If there is no right or wrong, public opinion will naturally favor these students.
College students have little family background, but they have schools and alumni associations behind them.
Liu Yuanrui and the others are just trying to stir things up. Even if they keep litigating, they have no chance of winning.
What's more, there's nothing to gain from winning, so why bother.
“We also spent a lot of money on them, and we originally planned to see what we could squeeze out.” Liu Yuanrui then changed the subject, “Since Mr. Qin said forget it, then forget it, I will let the lawyer Let's settle with them out of court."
"I'll reimburse you for how much you spent," Qin Shaoyan said generously, "I'll just let the PP company take over. Don't make it too embarrassing. "
Liu Yuanrui was a little surprised, "Mr. Qin wants to acquire this company?"
Qin Shaoyan looked at the other party with interest, "What does Mr. Liu think of this company?"
"Not very good." Liu Yuanrui shook his head, "A company run by a group of nerds will be taken over by others even if it is not taken over by us."
"This company says it is engaged in online TV viewing. The program itself doesn’t have any unique skills. It doesn’t matter if it has no funds and no background. It is impossible to compete with others.” Just mess around."
"When you reach a certain level, you will definitely be killed."
"Of course, it's different for Mr. Qin."
Qin Shaoyan smiled and said nothing. Liu Yuanrui's eyes were still very vicious. As expected, these coal bosses did not have fuel-efficient lamps.
Edward was already dealing with the aftermath in the Shanghai stock market at this time. He sat down and talked with Yao Le and others, purchased the PP company for five million, and helped them resolve the lawsuit.
Yao Le and others were greatly moved, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off their bodies.
To be honest, the lawsuits brought by Liu Yuanrui and others have already made them exhausted. Everyone is decadent and can't muster the energy to do anything. They can't even continue the company's business.
Even if they win the lawsuit, their startup will be ruined. Winning or losing makes no difference.
In order to cope with the lawsuit, they were tortured and had trouble sleeping and eating.
Now that someone is willing to help them settle the matter, they are happy to be relieved, not to mention that the other party is also willing to pay to buy out their shares, which can be regarded as helping them cash out.
Although the money was not as much as they had expected, each person still had hundreds of thousands in their hands, which meant that their business was not in vain.
Some people readily agreed to Edward's invitation to stay and continue working, while others quit out of frustration.
After Yao Le was hit once, his desire to start a business still persisted. He wanted to help other members of the entrepreneurial team continue to start a business, take a break and start again.
The people who stayed behind were quickly taken away by Kou Hongfei and went directly into the new business.
Although PP Company looks inconspicuous and just a shell, they have accumulated a group of users before, and these users also took advantage of the trend to become the first batch of users of the newly established "Quavo Online" .
Well, this wave is a win-win-win.
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“The concept of video websites is so popular now that a group of entrepreneurs are getting into this track.”
"Not only entrepreneurs are keen to get in, but many investors are also throwing money in, completely ignoring the market conditions."
"Now there are at least a dozen video websites online every month, and I can't even count them. Come.”
“The team I saw today is the seventh one to build a video website.”
“Do they have any advantages in building a video website?”
“No, if I ask, I’m copying Kuaibo.com, and I’ll ask for five million if I open my mouth.”
"If they can copy the essence of Kuaibo.com, it will cost no more than 5 million."
"Haha, is Mr. Qin's success so easy to copy? If it were easy, they would still need a group of windy people like us. Why invest?”
“Quabo.com is developing too fast. Who doesn’t like it? Microsoft is also investing money in it.”
The VPs of IDG gathered together to chat. It was very lively, and they made collective complaints about the current hot spots in the industry.
Following the trend is not scary, the scary thing is blindly following the trend.
Of the Internet entrepreneurial teams they came into contact with, five or six out of ten wanted to build a video website. After watching it, there was basically no investment value, which seriously took up their time.
Zhou Dao made a cup of coffee next to him. After listening to other people's complaints with a smile, he turned and walked towards Xiong Xiaoge's office.
"Mr. Xiong, would you like some coffee?"
Xiong Xiaoge threw the information on the table and pinched his forehead tiredly, "No need."
"Find a few people, sort out all the current video website information, and select ten."
Zhou Dao was a little surprised, "Mr. Xiong, do we still want to invest in video websites?"
"Pick one or two and take a look." Xiong Xiaoge said casually.
Zhou Dao hesitated for a moment and then persuaded: "I think Qvod.com is enough for video websites like Qin Shaoyan. There is no point in investing in another one."
"Huh?" Xiong Xiaoge Glancing at Zhou Dao, he lay down on the soft back of the chair and said with interest, "Tell me what you think."
Zhou Dao said slowly: "There are too many video websites now. Now there are more than a dozen online every month. According to estimates, there are now 150 to 200 video websites online. ”
"This number is really too much. I'm afraid there will be 300 video websites by next year, while in the US market there are only a dozen besides YouTube, and they are all still in a state of contraction."
"The domestic Internet is doing this. , there is obviously a surplus, most of them will not survive a year, and the rest will fall into brutal competition."
Xiong Xiaoge nodded, "There are indeed too many video websites, and only the ones that can win in the end will win. Then one or two." "Mr. Xiong, you want to vote again?" Zhou Dao was a little surprised.
“Qin Shaoyan cannot take all of China’s Internet market, and there will definitely be two or three competitors left.” Xiong Xiaoge said with a smile, “Eggs cannot be put in one basket. ”
Zhou Dao frowned and had some doubts, "Mr. Xiong, video websites are burning too much money now. Kuaibo.com will burn at least 1 million US dollars a month to buy bandwidth. The money he raised last time lasted for a year at most."< br>
“Other websites want to compete with Qvod.com, so they have to reach the same level of scale, which means they also have to burn 1 million US dollars a month.”
“Different Yes, Kuaibo Network now has income, and it is difficult for them to reach the level of Kuaibo Network. "Huh?" Xiong Xiaoge was slightly surprised, "Quanbo Network has already started collecting money?" >
“Now Kuaibo.com already has advertisements.” Zhou Dao explained, “The exact amount of advertising revenue is not yet clear, but other video websites are just burning money.”
"And the issue of charging, copyright is a big issue. Now only Mr. Qin's Kuaibo.com is buying the copyright. All other video websites are pirated. Compared with advertising revenue and bandwidth fees, it is simply a drop in the bucket."
Xiong Xiaoge said thoughtfully, "Qin Shaoyan told me about this issue before."
"In the early days of building a video website, Qin Shaoyan said not to expect the video website to make money in four or five years. Early video websites would keep burning money, and they would burn more and more money.”
“He also told me that it is difficult for video websites to collect money, and now Chinese Internet users are used to not paying. , Their awareness of paying needs time to develop."
"Huh?" Zhou Dao was stunned. He had no idea what Xiong Xiaoge was talking about.
Hearing Qin Shaoyan's judgment, Zhou Dao found it incredible, "Listen to what Mr. Qin means, video websites don't have to expect to be profitable in at least four or five years?"
"Four or five years?" Xiong Xiaoge smiled, " According to him, it will take at least seven or eight years."
"Seven or eight years?" Zhou Dao was shocked. The video website will continue to burn money for seven or eight years. It is not certain how much it will make in the future. , how long do you have to wait to get your money back?
"I thought he was deliberately defrauding me at the time, but now it seems that he rarely told the truth." Xiong Xiaoge was calm and didn't seem to care about this matter at all.
“I have never thought about video websites making money. Our goal should be to go public.”
At this point, Zhou Dao understood everything. Whether the video website can make money or how much money it makes is not a problem. As long as it can be successfully listed, the money invested can be doubled.
"Qin Shaoyan's goal is to go public within two or three years." Xiong Xiaoge said, "As long as it can survive this period, it will be considered a success."
Zhou Dao nodded while thinking.
Two or three years may seem like a short time, but in an industry with fierce competition, it will be a long time.
Xiong Xiaoge's cell phone rang. He glanced at it and found it was Qin Shaoyan, and his heart skipped a beat.
Does this thing belong to Cao Cao?
As soon as I mentioned him, he called.
Xiong Xiaoge frowned and thought for a moment, then reached out and answered the phone, "I'm Xiong Xiaoge."
"Mr. Xiong, I'm Qin Shaoyan." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "I'm here. A surprise for you."
"What is a surprise?" Xiong Xiaoge asked casually.
"Quavo.com will raise funds again at the end of the year. Isn't it a big surprise?" Qin Shaoyan said happily, "IDG can obtain more valuable shares of Kuaibo.com."
"..." Xiong Xiaoge The corner of his mouth twitched, "Oh, this is called a surprise."
"Isn't this a surprise?" Qin Shaoyan asked confidently, "Every financing means that the shares in your hands have increased in value. . "
Xiong Xiaoge said expressionlessly: "Then tell me, how did Kuaibo.com realize its self-worth sublimation again? "
"Recently, Kuaibo.com acquired it. A small company has received nearly 200,000 users by the way," Qin Shaoyan said unhurriedly, "We have also reached a cooperation with Xiangnan Satellite TV to provide Internet live broadcast of the "Super Girl" program and will also open Internet voting.
"What is Super Girl?" Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a moment.
"You will know if you ask around. In short, it is a very popular program." Qin Shaoyan said happily, "I will let you see what a grand event it will be like when 1 million people watch it online."
< br>"Huh?!" Xiong Xiaoge perked up, "One million people online? Watching TV programs on the Internet? Are you sure it's possible? Is there any problem with the technology?"
"The programmer promised me, absolutely No problem." Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "This is just a technical verification, and the real test will be at the National Games."
"Very good" Xiong Xiaoge was very satisfied, "I will do it then. Looking forward to seeing your data.”
"The data will definitely grow explosively. I hope Mr. Xiong will not forget to prepare the money when the time comes." Qin Shaoyan hinted heavily.
Xiong Xiaoge smiled and said nothing. After hanging up the phone, he swept away the documents on the table and said casually: "Have someone clean them all up."
Zhou Dao Looking at Xiong Xiaoge's movements, he was stunned for a moment and asked tentatively: "Do you still need to sort out the information on other video websites?"
"No need."
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Qin Shaoyan put away his phone with a smile on his face, "Mr. Xiong is very generous and responds to my financing needs."
Zhang Pingyi, who was sitting next to him, was a little puzzled, "Didn't we raise 4,800 yuan last time? Ten thousand US dollars, why do we need to raise money again?”
“The financing money is for next year,” Qin Shaoyan sighed, “The video website is too expensive, and the number of users is so fast now, every month before. It costs 1 million U.S. dollars to buy bandwidth. I’m afraid it won’t stop us even if it costs 3 million next year.” Big. ”
“There are hundreds of video websites popping up now, and they are all cut from the same mold. If you can’t differentiate yourself, you can only compete to see who has the richer family background. ”< br>
During the barbaric growth period, the models and content of video websites were almost the same, and you could get traffic by grabbing good content.
Potential problems in the industry have also been exposed. After the main content has developed from short videos to TV series and movies, the number of users has increased, and bandwidth traffic and content copyright issues have become top priorities.
Due to the lack of corresponding copyright protection mechanisms, the massive amounts of pirated content on video websites have no sales value, because once commercial profits are made, the copyright owner will sue.
In addition, consumers’ payment habits have not been developed. Video websites are likened to bottomless pits. Money is never enough. Whoever raises more funds will be the industry leader.
“It’s difficult for a video website to stand out based on its features. Now it’s just about comparing who has more money.” Qin Shaoyan said seriously, “I plan to sell YouTube next year and cash out all the shares. You can join me. ”
"Okay." Zhang Pingyi agreed without thinking, and then asked, "What are you going to do with such a large sum of money?"
"I haven't decided yet." Qin Shaoyan looked at Zhang Pingyi seriously. Said, "If you want to invest, you might as well buy a house."
"Buy real estate?" Zhang Pingyi was a little surprised, "Are you just going to keep collecting rent?"
"No, in hand "Keep it for ten years before selling it," Qin Shaoyan warned, "Remember, ten years." Go?”
"I'm going to meet the investors." Qin Shaoyan said casually.
"Meeting investors?" Zhang Pingyi looked at Qin Shaoyan suspiciously. He was dressed casually, and it didn't look like he was going to meet investors. "Are you going on a date?"
" Dating is also about meeting investors," Qin Shaoyan said confidently.
(End of this chapter)