Chapter 757 Hutaoli
In the original history, YouTube was sold because it was too expensive. After a few investments, venture capital institutions found that profits were far away and they were unwilling to invest again.
Google, which is not short of money, needs traffic, so it spent US$1.65 billion to acquire YouTube.
But even with Google's resources, YouTube suffered losses for more than ten years and tens of billions of dollars before it became profitable.
So he expected Youku to burn money.
"Youku does need financing, but we are not looking for venture capital institutions."
"Why?" Xie Wen asked doubtfully.
Xu Liang smiled and said, "Youku received a lawsuit last year, right?"
"Yes, but not many."
"The reason why there are not many , mainly because Youku is small and its impact is not big enough. After this "Ice Bucket Challenge", Youku will become the world's largest video website with nearly 100 million or even over 100 million users.
"Then what if the higher-ups are not satisfied...?"
Instead of paying huge legal fees and compensation, it would be better to pull them onto the chariot together and become a community of interests. ”
Fresh and natural, with every trace of artistic flavor.
“One more thing, the six-month lock-in period for Internet technology is almost over. After waiting for it to end, I will sell 5% of the shares of Netcom this year. ”
Xu Lianghui will slowly insist on the equity of Wangke.
After taking a look at the ‘Hutaoli Music Restaurant’, which is a combination of Chinese and English made of light strips and acrylic panels, I walked in.
He didn't drive home.
The number of prosecutions against it will be ten times and a hundred times higher than now, especially those film and television giants in Hollywood who own a large number of copyrights. "
A waiter wearing a women's suit and with high hair came up quickly.
"Do you want to use Youku's shares to deal with the lawsuit? ”
After explaining the matter, Xu Liang left Hongmeng.
This is the best solution at the moment.
“You two.”
Xu Liang asked.
The design in the lobby is even better.
"Sir, how many are there?"
By then, its light will attract countless attention.
Xie Wen nodded.
The unique chandeliers, hanging green plants, ingenious small sculptures, books and various ornaments in the corners make the overall atmosphere look very comfortable.
The graceful and melodious music flew into my ears, and I unconsciously relaxed a little.
“Last time I wrote to them, I just said to do some research, but didn’t give us a clear answer.”
“Anyway, we need more than one commercial map satellite, and we will give them another order when the time comes.… I finally understand that if you don’t give them some stimulation, they will never learn to change.”
“By the way, what happened to the satellite?”
Xu Liang frowned.
Influence spreads all over the world.
Xie Wen is a smart man, and he quickly came to his senses after listening.
After bypassing the screen wall made of green plants, logs, stones and other materials in front, a hall of about two to three hundred square meters appeared in front of us.
"By the way, Hongmeng will spin off the map business and set up a professional commercial satellite service company to operate it. The company's office will be located in Xiangjiang."
After pondering for a moment.
“No more waiting. Send a letter to foreign commercial satellite companies. We want the best commercial map satellites.”
The shape made of logs and carefully designed green plants instantly give people a unique style.
He only needs to keep the Internet as a channel, a promotion channel for Hongmeng’s websites and games, and a distribution channel for Master Kong.
Xu Liang's eyes flickered and he thought: "It would be better if more people come to sue me then."
Instead, he came to Zhongguancun, walked around in a circle, and parked the car. At the door of a restaurant with an obviously distinctive style.
So Xu Liang does not intend to retain too much equity in Nettech.
Anyway, Wangke has a dual-class share structure. The voting rights of one Class A share are equivalent to 10 Class B shares. This means that Hongmeng only needs 7% of the equity to have the right to speak in Wangke.
Xu Liang nodded, "The short films edited by film and television copyrights are one of the most important contents of Youku, so we can't escape the infringement lawsuit.
Go through the porch, push the door in, and roll in The heat dissipates the late winter chill.
“Okay, please follow me. ”
At present, the mainland’s commercial aviation market is not open enough, and there are too many constraints on the mainland.
"Okay."
Xu Liang looked around and saw that 70% of the seats on the first floor were occupied.
In front of the huge projection screen in the center of the hall, a band was singing. The lead singer of the band was a young girl wearing a white long-sleeved sweater.
Although not very pretty, the sound is outstanding.
“Sir, do you think this is a suitable place?”
"I don't like the first floor, let's go to the second floor."
"Okay, please come with me."
Take Xu Liang from the stairs to the second floor.
Because there is a huge hollow in the middle for guests on the second floor to watch the performance on stage, the space on the second floor is relatively smaller.
But not too small.
Xu Liang chose a seat in the corner of the second floor and sat down.
"That's it."
Although the waiter was surprised that he chose this corner instead of a better location, she was trained to 'customer first', so she didn't Ask more.
Hands over the menu next to him.
“This is the menu of our store, please take a look.”
Xu Liang opened it and looked at it. There were about a hundred dishes.
Chinese and Western food combined.
Red wine is a special feature, mainly in the mid-range range of about 100 to 1,000 yuan, with eight or nine categories. There are also high-end ones, but not many.
Xu Liang ordered two bottles of Lu Chen Family and ordered a dozen dishes.
"Sir, did you order too many dishes?"
"I've finished eating."
The waiter didn't say any more, turned around and left.
Xu Liang took out his cell phone and dialed.
“Where are you?”
"I'm choosing a location for the new store in Dongzhimen."
"I'm in Hutaoli, Zhongguancun. Come over."
The woman's surprised voice came over.
"Really? Just wait for me, I'll be there right away."
"Yeah."
Not long after Xu Liang hung up the phone, he saw Tong Yaya walking over quickly, wearing a beige belted windbreaker, shoulder-length short hair, and black women's leather shoes.
The vigorous and heroic look is completely different from the gentle and graceful look when they first met.
“My dear, I kept you waiting for a long time.”
Tong Yaya trotted over and kissed Xu Liang on the face.
After patting her butt, he pointed to the seat opposite.
The latter smiled and sat down opposite.
"Yes, you are becoming more and more like a strong woman."
"Isn't it all thanks to you? If you hadn't supported me from behind, I wouldn't have had enough confidence to enter the business world. If you fight hard, you won’t have your current status.
So, the person I am most grateful to now is you.”
Tong Yaya’s eyes are charming, and her expression is full of love.
Now she could finally understand why such an outstanding woman as Fan Xiaopang was willing to follow this man without any status or status.
Nothing else.
The improvement of status, the jump in class, and the continuous accumulation of wealth are far better than love that has no shelf life.
Xu Liang smiled and said: "Now you realize the benefits of starting a business?"
"Compared with dancing and being an actor before, I still enjoy creating wealth with my hands and feet now, and I can make money wherever I go. To be respected by others." Tong Yaya nodded.
"How many branches are there in Hutaoli now?"
"There are already 5 branches, and our goal this year is to break through 20." Tong Yaya said with enthusiasm.
Xu Liang understood.
In the early days, it was normal for development to be slow because of the lack of talent, capital, and management models.
Once the pioneering period is passed, the company will enter explosive development.
"How is the revenue?"
"The average monthly revenue of each store is 590,000."
Xu Liang nodded.
“Have you encountered any problems so far in operation?”
“We have indeed encountered many problems, the most important ones are two.”
“Let’s talk about it.”
“First, our restaurant has a very high occupancy rate during lunch and dinner, especially in the evening, the occupancy rate can reach 80%, and it is even full on Saturdays and Sundays.
< br>But in the morning and afternoon, there are basically no people.
Even though we offer a lot of discounts, there are still relatively few people.”
Xu Liang said with a smile, “That’s normal. With the restaurant’s name on it, it certainly has a high attendance rate at noon and evening.”
"Is there no other way to make up for it?"
"It depends on human effort, how could it not be possible.
Each Hutaoli store has a 500 to 600 square meter space and a huge high-ceiling space design , the big screen and stage are the best resources.
You can move the tables and chairs in the center of the venue to meet the needs of various theme activities.
You can contact us in the name of your company. Invite some well-known poets and writers to use the afternoon session in Hutaoli to hold readings and meetings
You can also invite designers and photographers to do fashion and photography exhibitions.
A variety of courses are also offered, including flower arrangement, wine tasting, music, etc.
We even cooperate with some charity groups to hold dating meetings for offline young people.
Although these activities cannot generate much direct income, they have expanded Hutaoli’s brand influence among young people, and these young people in their twenties and early thirties are themselves Hutaoli’s Target group.
It can allow Hutaoli to gain more recognition from them, which is also a business expansion in itself. ”
Tong Yaya's eyes lit up.
"My dear, you still have a way."
Xu Liang smiled and said: "Go on, are there any other problems?"
"The next day , is also the main difficulty I face now, lack of talent.
Hutaoli has enough funds to expand stores, but we do not have enough talents to complete this matter, so we only have five stores after nearly a year of development. ”
"Shortcomings in talent are a difficulty faced by all companies during their start-up period. As they grow and develop, this problem is often solved through internal training.
This is the most reasonable and appropriate solution.
There is no way around it.
However, although there is no way to completely solve it in a short time, we can stimulate the creativity of existing talents to temporarily remedy this problem. ”
"How to do it?" Tong Yaya asked expectantly.
"Of course it is a structural reform. A good system can stimulate 200% or even more creativity.
We can design two sets of compensation mechanisms for store managers in Hutaoli.
(End of this chapter)