Chapter 211 Acquisition of Station B, Hairun Film
Station A cannot be acquired.
There is something going on at station B.
AB sites are pirated sites, so the prices are extremely low.
Station B was founded by Xu Yi in June 2009. Xu Yi himself is an animation enthusiast. He was initially a senior user of Station A, but the user experience of Station A was too poor. Video Xu Yi couldn't stand seeing him collapse all the time.
So he took Station A as the prototype and created Station B himself.
The original name of Station B was not bilibili, but MiKuFans. MiKu means Hatsune Miku, and MiKuFans means Hatsune fans. MiKuFans should be Xu Yi talking about himself.
The following year, in 2010, Station B was renamed bilibili. bilibili was derived from Misaka Mikoto, the heroine of "A Certain Magical Index" and "A Certain Scientific Railgun".
These two namings are enough to show Xu Yi’s enthusiasm for the second dimension, and also clarify the initial positioning of Station B. Station B was originally a pure two-dimensional video barrage website.
When Station B was first established, it was just a small website and was regarded as a substitute for Station A.
Most videos with high traffic are moved from site A, but site B has better server maintenance and review speed than site A, and the UI and various functional designs are relatively practical and beautiful, so it slowly Users from station A begin to flow to station B.
However, because of the high cost of changing sites, most users still stay at site A.
Li Mingyang walked into Station A for a while and found that the server at Station A crashed frequently.
He went to Station B again, and it was indeed quite smooth, and the barrage mostly showed two-dimensional messages coming from Station A.
How poor is Station B now?
Station B is not registered, and it is not even a serious company. The monthly income is only tens of thousands of yuan in sponsorship, which is not even enough to maintain the website.
As for the angel investor, Lei Jun’s general Chen Rui.
It won’t appear until next year.
Li Mingyang took out his mobile phone and called Li Ming and asked him to contact the founder of Station B, Xu Yi.
He wants to acquire Station B.
"Boss, does Station B still need to be acquired? It is a pirated website!" Li Ming asked in confusion.
“I really like this website. If I want to get it, it’s that simple.”
“Oh... just poach people here.”
“Absolutely this Meaning.”
“That’s easy!”
Li Mingyang asked again about the progress of the Huabou platform, and after confirming that it would be online in mid-April, he hung up the phone.
Just after leaving the Internet cafe, Wang Changtian and Lao Gu called him respectively to ask when he would go to the United States.
Youku will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange next week.
It’s not like his company went public, and Wang Jinhua was playing dirty tricks with him.
Li Mingyang doesn’t want to go.
So he called Zhang Zhao and asked him to go to the United States on his behalf, meet up with Lao Gu and the others, and ring the bell together.
But he himself was active in Yanbei, preparing to give Wang Jinhua a big blow, so he would give her a beating first.
Wang Jinhua is like a poisonous snake lurking in the shadows, wandering behind the scenes, unpredictable and extremely insidious.
She is not the only lurking poisonous snake in domestic entertainment, there are several other poisonous snakes.
The only one who can fight with Wang Jinhua is Chang Jihong.
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Li Mingyang arrived at the building where Hairun Film and Television was located. What greeted him downstairs was the CEO of Hairun, and a group of celebrities, including Sun Li, Jiang Wenli, Liu Ye, Wang Luodan...
Hairun’s current problem is similar to that of Rongxinda, both of which are seeking to go public, but Hairun is now in trouble... even worse than Rongxinda.
Following the listing of Huayi Brothers on the GEM, it is the largest company in China and has produced "Bright Sword", "Jade Goddess of Mercy", "Never Rest in Peace", "Six Serious Cases", "Warrior" and "Cang Hai" Hairun Film and Television, a film and television production company that has produced a series of outstanding works and has been sought after by the capital market for its high-quality assets and brand, has completed the first round of private placement worth hundreds of millions of yuan in March this year, and is on the verge of seeking to go public.
However, the famous artist manager Chang Jihong, who has worked with Hairun for ten years and managed popular stars such as Jiang Wenli, Liu Ye, and Sun Li, is about to "run away."
Why run away? Li Mingyang estimated that everyone at Hairun was confused, including the artists under Chang Jihong.
Mr. Liu of Hairun has been very worried recently, suppressing news while trying to trick celebrities into staying.
The main target of deception is the first sister Sun Li.
If Sun Li runs away, Hairun's road to listing will collapse...
"Director Li, you are here to visit, Hairun is really shining! Director Li, look Here, take some photos, haha." Mr. Liu from Hairun shook hands with Li Mingyang very enthusiastically, and then asked the photographer to take pictures quickly.
After taking a group photo, Li Mingyang and Mr. Liu walked into Hairun Film and Television together.
Hairun Film and Television is very big, and it took more than an hour of walking and stopping before Li Mingyang came to Mr. Liu's office. Accompanying him were Hairun's first sister Sun Li, her boyfriend and future husband Chao Ge and Luodan, the new four-star actress.
"Director Li, I heard from Xiaowan that you have promised Li Shaohong to help Rongxinda go public. Is it true?" Mr. Liu said quickly and directly.
"I'm thinking about it." Li Mingyang frowned slightly, "Mr. Liu, where is Sister Hong?" "She has something to do and can't come."
"No Hong Sister, it’s a bit difficult for Hairun to go public.”
Hairun Film and Television originally owned two artist management companies, Qianyi and Runxingtang. Chang Jihong was in charge of the former, and Aze was in charge of the latter. In order to prepare for the company's development and listing, Hairun needed to merge the two companies and implement new policies. reform and management system.
This aroused Chang Jihong's dissatisfaction, and the two had a big quarrel and broke up unhappy.
"I can't tell you the specific situation, but Director Li can rest assured that none of the company's artists will leave." Mr. Liu glanced at Sun Li.
Sun Li understood and expressed her attitude. She was prepared to renew her contract for another five years and would not leave Hairun.
Li Mingyang came here today to see Chang Jihong under the guise of helping Hairun go public.
Chang Jihong was nowhere to be seen.
Li Mingyang suddenly became a little unmotivated. He chatted perfunctorily for half an hour and then left.
Sun Li was not satisfied with the result and chased out with Deng Chao.
For a while, only Mr. Liu and Wang Luodan were left in the office.
“Boss, Li Mingyang doesn’t seem to have any plans to help us go public.” Wang Luodan, who had been silent, said with a somewhat unhappy tone.
Liu Yanming said nothing, but was thinking about how to completely drive Chang Jihong out of the company.
Chang Jihong wanted to be Wang Jinhua and threatened him.
He had tolerated Chang Jihong for a long time, and just in time to take advantage of the listing, he kicked Chang Jihong away.
"Boss, many people in Beijing don't like him. If we win over him, will it have the opposite effect?" Wang Luodan said again.
Mr. Liu raised his head and glanced at Wang Luodan, and said calmly: "It is precisely because Beijing circles don't like him that capital likes him."
Wang Luodan didn't understand, but nodded anyway.
“Who has Sister Hong been in contact with recently?” Mr. Liu asked.
Wang Luodan cleared his throat and sold the beans to Chang Jihong who was holding her red in one hand.
I heard that Xingmei Group was trying to win over Chang Jihong.
Mr. Liu hummed and waved his hand, signaling Wang Luodan to leave and that he should be quiet.
Not long after Wang Luodan left Mr. Liu's office, he took his assistant and left the company by car and came to Chang Jihong's residence.
Chang Jihong learned from Wang Luodan that Li Mingyang did not show any special emotions in the conversation with Mr. Liu.
Instead, he invited Wang Luodan to make dumplings together.
Most of the artists Chang Jihong trained were willing to leave with her, except Sun Li.
Chang Jihong didn't have much idea about this, because Sun Li wanted to be a capital, but Chang Jihong didn't have this bargaining chip.
Moreover, Sun Li also has connections in the Shanghai circle. She is no longer an ordinary actor. No matter which company she is appointed to by her agent, it is just a cooperative relationship and cannot bring huge profits.
In the evening, Liu Ye and Jiang Wenli came together carrying large and small bags.
Dinner is simple, eating dumplings and drinking Moutai.
"Sister Chang, I heard that Penguin's boss Ma wants to invest in Optoelectronics, 1% of the shares, 100 million! Tsk tsk, Optoelectronics has done nothing, and its market value has exceeded 10 billion." Liu Ye Said enviously.
“So crazy?” Jiang Wenli said pretending to be surprised.
"Isn't that right? This Li Mingyang is really capable. In less than a year, Youku was listed on the market. I heard that Youku's listing is very good. The issue price is at least 16 US dollars and the market value is at least 1.6 billion US dollars." Liu Ye said with an exaggerated expression.
“This seems to be not as high as Huayi’s market value.” Jiang Wenli said.
"The issue price is not the final market value. It's a pity that I couldn't grab it, so I bought it all internally."
"Li Mingyang should have channels to buy it, right?"
Liu Ye and Jiang Wenli sang together and talked about each other.
Chang Jihong didn't know what the purpose of the two men's fight was, but it was not that easy to go public.
She had been in contact with capital a few years ago, and capital had already found a target.
However, Li Mingyang is an exception... he came out of nowhere, killed everyone, and became a big celebrity in the eyes of capital.
Now almost all film and television companies that want to go public are wooing Li Mingyang.
"You guys, I only saw thieves eating meat, but not being beaten." Chang Jihong knocked on the bowl, "If a tree is as beautiful as the forest wind, it will be destroyed. He is not feeling well now..."< br>
"Hey, it's just the dirty stuff. He's a director, not an actor. Which director doesn't have a lot of dirty stuff... As long as he has money, it's hundreds of millions. It's so cool." Liu Ye said with jealousy.
“That’s just given by Youku, and the light will only be more.” Jiang Wenli laughed at herself, “The one in our family is no longer a shady, and they are almost crazy, and they are still popular and spicy.”
(End of this chapter)