China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 195 Boss Cao became famous in the film, television and Internet circles
Cao Xuan's indifferent response did not completely dampen the curiosity of the outside world. Many people have an impression of the name [Fanxing Entertainment].

But the biggest advantage is that Cao Xuan has gained a certain reputation in the industry and business circle.

In fact, Fanxing is no longer an unknown player in the industry. Last year, two blockbusters, with a revenue of tens of millions, have seen the strength of Fanxing.

Not to mention that Fanxing has proposed production plans several times this year. Although many companies have also boasted about this, they cannot fully believe it.

However, "Love Through Time and Space" has already been launched, "Swallow Shuangying" casts the scene, and "The Family of Gold Fans" is even more famous in the industry.

Even if other projects are not filmed, and three films are produced independently in one year, with a cumulative investment of nearly 2000 million, Fanxing can be regarded as a number one among mainland film and television companies.

The fame of the stars also means that Cao Xuan has officially changed his identity in the circle, from a simple artist to an entrepreneur who is on the same level as the bosses of many film and television companies.

In the same way, it is also faintly higher than many artists. It is good to become a famous celebrity, but ordinary artists will be anxious about Cao Xuan in the future.

In fact, I used to be eager, but at that time it was because of Cao Xuan's fame and popularity, but now it is the resources in Cao Xuan's hands.

Aside from that, Hu Jing played the role of the second female lead, one of the double female leads, and a first female lead in "Young Bao Qingtian", "Journey to the West" and "Love Through Time and Space".

Moreover, it is said that the well-known "Golden Fan Family" has also been appointed as the second female by default.

With this level of resources, apart from Mr. Zhou, who is the boss of each company, no young female artist would be jealous.

Male artists are also jealous, but Boss Cao is not good at that...

Some financial media also speculated that Cao Xuan's move is likely to cause a large number of celebrities to start companies.

But this is conjecture. At this stage, the film and television market is small, and film and television bosses are not so easy to mess with. Financial resources, contacts, vision, ability, and courage are all indispensable.

Cao Xuan relied on the music circle to make a lot of money, and he had golden fingers, picked two hit works, and used his own fame as a stepping stone, as well as the quality of the TV series itself, to open up the network of TV stations.

With those two dramas as the foundation, Cao Xuan made a profit from his early investment and won the initial trust of the TV station. This year's drama is relatively easy to release.

Moreover, there are sufficient sources of cash to support him through other channels. This is where he has the confidence to do his best.

If other celebrities really think that the film and television industry is so easy to do, they use their savings to break in.

Firstly, the capital chain is unstable, secondly, it is difficult to continuously produce high-quality projects, and thirdly, it is difficult to issue.

Once the situation cannot be opened at the beginning, there will be all kinds of negative chain effects immediately. It is considered a great fortune to be able to exit the game without any problems. If you are unlucky, you will be heavily in debt.

Liu Tianwang is the best example...

There are not a few of the big names in Xiangjiang who opened film and television and record companies, most of them have closed down, and only a few are still doing well, but most of them are working with big companies to make a living.

He wanted to enter the venue and become the boss with a few million dollars, and he didn't know how to die.

So it's not that celebrities have no ambitions, but that they have self-knowledge. The current film and television industry is not affordable for their small families. It is safe to get paid for endorsements.

But in a few years, with the prosperity of the film and television market, the expansion of the plate, the reshuffle of forces, and the variety of ways to play, many powerful stars can finally be converted into capital.

For a while, the entertainment industry was full of bosses.

But in fact, to put it bluntly, these people are still living with the big capital, and there are only a few companies that have the ability to lead independently.

Cao Xuan is not sure if any celebrities have been persuaded, but Fanxing has indeed "become famous" in the circle. In the future, all parties will have a reputation for cooperation and resource exchange, and they will not treat you as a grassroots team.

In addition, Cao Xuan has also become famous in business circles, especially in the Internet industry.

In fact, Cao Xuan was quite well-known in the Internet circle before. After all, Cao Xuan once yelled at Penguin and revealed that he had shares.

Except for Cao Xuan, the only celebrity with a certain reputation who went to sea in the early days of the Internet is the "investment genius" Li Yapeng.

It is said that Mr. Li started to establish a wedding website in 1998. The online and offline O2O model was played earlier than Jack Ma, and he obtained financing of 50 US dollars.

It's a pity that it closed down nine months later, and then Mr. Li founded "Magazine", but lost another 200 million because of a wrong version number.

Mr. Li from the original time and space has also invested in film and television dramas and dramas. Let’s put it this way, it’s a little bit better than Liu Tianwang’s fate...

Perhaps because of Mr. Li's example, many people thought that Cao Xuan bought shares because of his fame and helped Penguin attract users, and only took a small share.

But now that Cao Xuan's net worth is exposed, combined with the situation of Penguin before, Cao Xuan's identity is more interesting.

Many of these people in the early days of the Internet knew each other, and there were countless classmates and partners. Those who were interested asked the people inside Penguin to inquire carefully. Although they could not get specific data, they knew a general idea.

Good guy, it turns out that the penguin's big hose is this one.

Invested tens of millions in two years to help Penguin survive the cold winter of the Internet on its own, with at least 30% of the shares, and it does not involve daily company management.

It's hard to find a good Kai with a lantern... No, a good investor...

Penguin is now gradually making profits. It is one of the first companies to recover from the Internet winter, and it has almost monopolized the domestic instant messaging field. It is also considered first-class among Internet companies.

Relying on Penguin, Cao Xuan succeeded in lighting up his aura as an angel investor, but he was also targeted by countless money-crazy internet companies.

According to Gu Yunkai, the general manager of [Sunshine Venture Capital], in recent days, the investment proposals received by the company's internal mailbox have exceeded double digits, and many companies have called for consultation.

However, Cao Xuan has no money, and if he has money, he will not invest indiscriminately, so the winks of these people can be regarded as thrown to the blind.

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But no matter what, Cao Xuan's name is also imprinted in the hearts of all the big names on the Internet, among them is the grand Chen Tianqiao that Cao Xuan misses most.

This is also the reason why Cao Xuan's fame spread by default.

If Cao Xuan had brought "Legend" to Shanda to cooperate with him before, Chen Tianqiao would have been in a daze.

Now that Cao Xuan has shown the "precise vision" of successfully investing in Penguin, Chen Tianqiao may feel at ease when his game company cooperates with Shanda.

So, under Cao Xuan's instruction, a game company named [Box Game], with its "Legend" game, stepped into the gate of Shanda Company.

At this time, Chen Tianqiao had just had a falling out with CDC, the investor behind the scenes.

In 2001, the domestic online game market began to rise. Games such as "Millennium", "Red Moon", "Stone Age" and "King of Kings" were once popular all over the country, with tens of thousands of online players at the same time.

Chen Tianqiao was very optimistic about the online game market, and planned to transform the company into an online game operator, but the boss of China.com disagreed, the two sides fell out, and China.com withdrew its capital. Chen Tianqiao only had hundreds of thousands of dollars in his hands.

In fact, before that, Chen Tianqiao had been optimistic about the project "Legend of Hot Blood", but he couldn't spend money without the consent of investors.

Now parting ways with China.com, I mustered up my courage and prepared to put all my eggs in one basket, but was told that I was cut off.

Lao Chen almost lost his temper and was about to look for other projects when the person in charge of Box Games came to the door.

I heard that you are also optimistic about this project, so let's cooperate together.

Chen Tianqiao is really optimistic about "Legend", he has played this game himself.

I found that the game is easy to operate and can communicate and interact with other people at the same time, which is very suitable for the needs of Chinese netizens who are not used to complex game operations at this stage.

He chatted with the person in charge of the box game, and found that the two sides had almost the same point of view. It was only later that he learned that Cao Xuan was the one who insisted on winning the game.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree!
In this era of crazy growth of the Internet, fame is sometimes used well, and its effect is not much less than real money.

Lao Chen and Cao Xuan talked on the phone, and after talking, they became more confident in "Legend of Hot Blood".

So the two parties formally reached a cooperation to jointly operate this game. Box Game will get 60% of the money, and Shanda will contribute 40% of its contribution and technical contacts.

Of course, before that, the two sides will share a part of the game for Ubisoft, the largest distributor of stand-alone games in China, to make the name of the game as fast as possible.

When "Legend" becomes popular and its popularity increases, the Internet cafe strategy of the original time and space can be implemented.

In fact, Cao Xuan didn't know much about the running history of the game "Legend", he only knew a general idea.

He also didn't intend to get involved with Shanda's affairs, and as the saying goes, "Legend" is for quick money.

Of course, if conditions permit, Cao Xuan doesn’t mind the long flow of water. He even intends to get the early dividends. Before the Korean manufacturer reacts, he reverses the acquisition or buys shares, and completely wins the copyright of "Legend".

If you can't get the copyright, you will earn about the same by then, just sell the agency rights in your hand, leave, and then buy other games.

There is never enough money to be earned, so we must take a long-term view.

Cao Xuan has golden fingers, the biggest advantage is that he knows when to break them, and he always reminds himself not to be dazzled by the fog in front of him, but to stay awake.

Otherwise, even if you become the richest man, you will cause a lot of trouble. Considering everything, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages...

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Box and Shanda have reached a cooperation, but there are still many changes to be made to the game, hardware facilities and distribution must be properly arranged, and the official launch time is scheduled to be at least the second half of the year.

The open beta will be two months, and then the point card fee will start. If you want to get the early dividend, I am afraid it will be close to the end of the year.

I don't know how much money can be divided, and Boss Cao expressed his expectation.

Before, the largest single cash flow he had ever seen was around 2000 million. He wondered if he could break through the limit this time.

When Box Game and Shanda were in contact, Cao Xuan's Tiantan concert finally kicked off.

On February 2001, 2, the temperature rose a bit that day. Compared with the previous days, it was not so cold, and there was no wind at night. It was a good day supported by God.

Around [-]:[-] p.m., audiences for the concert began to appear around the Temple of Heaven one after another. Before [-]:[-] p.m., traffic jams were successfully caused in the nearby streets.

Relevant transportation departments promptly sent personnel to evacuate, and the department in charge of security work also sent a large number of personnel to participate in maintaining order and security control, and other departments participated in cooperation.

The cumulative number of participants reached four figures, the commander-in-chief on the spot was twenty-four cents, the second in command in the east city was personally in charge, and the leaders of the Beijing Yamen supervised by remote control, and there may be higher leaders watching over it.

Not counting those official events, it cannot be said that there are no commercial events of this level, but they are definitely rare.

Cao Xuan participated in a mobilization meeting before, and came out with only one feeling. If it wasn't for the Olympic bid, he would not have been treated like this in his dreams...

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ps: Checking the information of Shanda and "Legend" gave me a headache, it's too messy, so I can only write a bit
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