China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 361 359. Boss Cao’s big move (5-in-[-], [-]K)

In Feiyu's conference room, several prominent companies were arguing heatedly.

Only Ma Yun and Cai Chongxin had conflicting expressions.

What Cao Yu said before is absolutely correct. YouTube is a website that can only share videos and music. Its income basically depends on advertising.

On the other hand, Fei Ge Video can not only be shared, but also has film and television rights, and will also be produced in the future.

This is not a big lie, Boss Cao, who owns an entertainment company, has this ability.

Ma Yun remembered how she laughed at Cao Yu during the West Lake sword debate. Now, he felt like he was the clown.

What made him even more uncomfortable was that the 15% of the shares released by Cao Yu this time were snatched away by so many strong investment companies, and he, in order to raise funds, begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother.

It's completely like kneeling down to beg for food.

If Fei'e has this financing, it might actually become a large multinational company.

“If I acquire Youku, can I follow this model?”

Ma Yun asked herself, and after a moment, he affirmed: "Yes, I have Huayi here, and we can cooperate with them."

Then he thought of Mango Channel: "It's a pity that Mango Channel has surrendered. Otherwise, if we join forces with Mango Channel, we will definitely develop faster than Fei Goose. After all, with Fei Goose as a template, I can just follow the path he took." .”

Ma Yun's heart was filled with various ideas, but Xu Xin and Wang Xing had already discussed the results.

Due to fierce competition, three small domestic companies have been forced to withdraw, leaving only Penguin and Capital Today.

Ma Yun listened to these discussions and knew that even if she wanted to get some shares of Fei'e Video, it was almost impossible.

IDG, Sequoia, Penguin, and Capital Today, these four powerful companies, carefully checked the results of the discussion for a while before leaning back on their chairs and waiting for Boss Cao to come back.

Lu Huateng was in a very good mood. He came here mainly to raise the price. His operation just now, although he got the smallest number of shares, increased the price a lot.

He glanced outside and said to Liu Qiangdong beside him: "I don't know what Xiao Cao and Huawei are discussing. Why does it take so long?"

"I don't know either. Xiao Cao didn't say anything. It's probably because of the launch of the mobile phone."

Liu Qiangdong was just watching the fun and didn't know Cao Yu's real plan.

While the two were talking, the office door opened, and Cao Yu and Ren Zhengfei walked in with smiles on their faces.

"click"

Seeing Boss Cao come back, the reporters in the conference room immediately started taking pictures non-stop. They were sure that the young man in front of them might enter the country's richest list in the future. Taking more pictures now is also a kind of commemoration.

Cao Yu returned to his seat, smiled at several investment companies and said, "How did everyone discuss it?"

"We already have a final plan."

Lu Huateng took a piece of paper and handed it to Cao Yu.

"good."

Cao Yu only glanced at it and handed the paper to Zhou Juan: "Announce it."

But when Zhou Juan saw the numbers on the paper, he was dumbfounded.

I was shocked for a while. Thinking of my boss's calm appearance just now, I felt that I was really out of touch.

"The boss is the boss. After getting so much money all at once, he is still so casual and calm. I admire him."

Zhou Juan glanced at Boss Cao with admiration, and then announced in public: "After discussions between several companies, IDG decided to invest US$7 million in Fei'e Video and obtain 7.5% of the shares. Sequoia invested US$3.5 million and obtained 3.75%. Today Capital invested US$2.5 million for a 2.68% stake, and Penguin invested US$1.1 million for a 1.07% stake.”

This is the best solution finally obtained by several companies based on the results of their first financing and this competition.

"I rely on! I rely on! I rely on!"

When Ma Yun heard this final figure, she secretly exclaimed "Holy crap" three times in her heart. She really had core competitiveness, and it was a full [-] million higher than expected, and it was still a US dollar.

If Huayi knew that Boss Cao was raising money like this, he would probably kill him with a piece of tofu.

Cai Chongxin glanced at her boss Ma helplessly and thought to herself: "I'm really not crazy about money..."

Cao Yu was also very satisfied with the result and gave Lu Huateng a look of thanks, knowing that Lao Lu must have played a big role this time.

And according to this ratio, several companies hold Feiyu's shares, and except for himself and Lu Huateng, no one holds more than 10%.

This is the result that Cao Yu wants to see most.

"Thank you for your support!"

After announcing the final plan, Cao Yu expressed his gratitude to everyone present, and then said: "The company has applied for a 350-acre piece of land in Yizhuang Economic Development Zone and will build a new science and technology park. Fei'e Video will be settled there by then. At the same time, the new park and branches in several cities including Xiangjiang, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Seoul will also be officially established next year!”

After hearing Boss Cao's plan, there was only applause.

Everyone else was happy about Fei Ge's expansion, but Ma Yun was keenly aware of the problems.

"It's understandable that a video company has set up branches abroad, but more than 300 acres of land is a lot. Can he afford it? Does Boss Cao have other plans?"

Ma Yun did not attend Fei Ge's celebration party. When the financing was completed, he immediately left Feiyu Building.

On the way, he frowned and said to Cai Chongxin, who seemed to be thinking about something, "What are you thinking about?"

Cai Chongxin said casually: "I was wondering what Boss Cao and Huawei's President Ren were discussing before."

"Oh?"

Ma Yun was stunned. He had never thought of this question, and pondered for a while: "Is it related to the three hundred acres of land?"

"Probably."

Cai Chongxin nodded and said: "Mr. Cao is a bit mysterious, and a video website does not need to have a technology park. It seems that we need to pay more attention to their next move."

"Well, now that Boss Cao is rich, he might really do something unexpected."

Ma Yun felt the same, but he really couldn't guess what he was going to do.

On Cao Yu's side, after the banquet, in the next few days, he was busy with equity splitting, signing contracts and other matters.

At the same time, on the Internet and in the news, this financing caused a great shock in the financial circle, the Internet circle, and even the entertainment circle.

"Fei'e Network Technology Co., Ltd. raised US$14 billion. This is a big leap for Chinese Internet companies!"

“Feige Video is expected to become the world’s largest video website!”

“Fei’e’s financing will be a milestone event for the video website!”

“Several investment companies at home and abroad are optimistic about Fei’e Video, and the company’s CEO Zhou Juan also said that he will build Fei’e Video into the number one company in the world.”

……

Such news is overwhelming, making the Chinese Internet community feel proud and proud.

Even the second set of the central government reported this incident in the financial news, and even made a comprehensive comparison between Fei Ge Video and YouTube.

The crew of "Red Cliff", Liu Yifei, who finished filming, was watching TV in the hotel.

She already knew about Fei Gou Video's financing from the newspaper, so she stayed by the TV today.

"Mom, come and see!"

When Cao Yu came out, he quickly shouted to his mother.

Liu Xiaoli didn't know what was going on. When she walked by and saw it, she heard the news talking about it.

"Fei'e Internet Company has grown from an ordinary video website to such a scale in just a few years, which is inseparable from the innovative consciousness of founder Cao Yu. The successful completion of the largest financing on the Internet this time will also further Enhance the global status of China Internet”

Listening to the news reports and looking at the familiar young man on TV, Liu Xiaoli was in a trance.

Is this my future son-in-law?
In just a few years, has he grown to this point?

14 billion U.S. dollars. This number is too scary for ordinary people.

After the news was finished, Liu Yifei reluctantly looked away and said with a proud smile: "Mom, is he awesome?"

"It is very powerful."

Liu Xiaoli now had to admit that even though she had thought Cao Yu was very powerful countless times, now it seemed that she still underestimated him.

This man has great ambitions!

After a pause, she said seriously to her daughter: "Sissi, from now on, you have to watch him closely!"

Liu Yifei immediately said dissatisfied: "Mom, you told me to keep a distance from him and not get too close, and now you say this again."

"This time and the other."

Liu Xiaoli sat next to her daughter, looked at her, and said, "However, if there is a chance, you'd better confirm the relationship. The identity of boyfriend and girlfriend is no longer enough."

"What identity do you want?"

"fiancée!"

Liu Xiaoli spit out these three words.

"fiancée?"

Hearing this title, Liu Yifei suddenly felt sweet in her heart.

Looking at her daughter's appearance, Liu Xiaoli reminded her again: "However, Xiao Cao is becoming more and more successful now, and you must continue to improve yourself so that we can have a common language, do you understand?"

"Ah."

Liu Yifei nodded obediently, feeling that her mother was right this time.

.........Yanjing, Boss Cao has been a little irritable recently.

The irritation was not because he got a large amount of money, but because more reporters came after hearing the news and wanted to interview him, which was a bit overwhelming.

Facing the surging reporters every day, Cao Yu decided to go to Hanbang Hanbang to hide out and take a look at the situation there after finishing handling the Yanjing matter.

The movie "Blood in the Sky" has been completed and he plans to release it around the Spring Festival.

But before I even got on the plane, Han Hong called.

"Xiao Cao, you have been in high spirits recently."

"Sister Hong, I'm almost fed up. I'm about to run away."

Cao Yu really doesn't like being interviewed. He has turned down seven or eight interview invitations in the past two days.

Han Hong smiled and said, "Don't run away. The Phoenix Legend who contacted you last time has come to Yanjing. When are you free? Make an appointment to talk. They are very interested in your songs."

"Then let's meet at Yanjing Hotel at noon tomorrow."

"it is good."

In the past two days, Cao Yu had just finalized the design, construction, and decoration company matters with the help of Yang Shuxue, and was about to fly away the next afternoon.

In a luxurious private room of Yanjing Hotel, Han Hong was chatting with a man and a woman.

"Sister Hong, how about Mr. Cao?"

At this time, Fenghuang Legend has already released several popular songs, and also won the annual runner-up in "Avenue of Stars". It is considered a little famous, but the boss Cao we are going to meet today is a big boss in the entertainment industry, so it is inevitable for the two of them. Somewhat worried.

Han Hong smiled and reassured: "Xiao Cao is a very easy-going person, don't worry."

The man on the side hesitated for a moment and then asked: "If he really sings the song for us, how do you think it is appropriate to discuss the split?"

"this."

Han Hong has collaborated with Cao Yu, but all the profits from the songs were donated to charity.

But this time the song.
She thought for a while and said: "I have read this song, and I guarantee that you can sing it. Let Xiao Cao handle the matter of sharing."

"Yeah, I got it."

The two nodded. As long as it was popular, Boss Cao probably didn't care as he had raised so much money recently.

Han Hong looked at her watch. It was not yet twelve o'clock, and she didn't know when Cao Yu would come, so she asked again: "By the way, Linghua, I heard that you have received an invitation to the Spring Festival Gala, how are you preparing? "

"I haven't found a suitable song yet. It's really not possible. Then I can only sing "Above the Moon"."

"I think Xiao Cao's song can be tried on the Spring Festival Gala."

"Really?"

This woman named Linghua is even more looking forward to it.

Just as Han Hong was about to speak, the box door opened and he saw Cao Yu walking in with his secretary.

"Mr. Cao, hello."

Phoenix Emperor Legend and the two people stood up quickly, smiled and stretched out their hands.

"Hello, sister Hong. You guys arrived really early."

With a smile on his face, Cao Yu sat down next to Han Hong, looked at the two people, and the melodies of "Yao Yao..." and "Oye..." appeared in his mind.

"We just arrived too."

Han Hong smiled: "Let me introduce you."

"No introduction is needed, this is Sister Linghua, and this is Brother Zeng Yi, everyone in China knows them."

However, Cao Yu called out their names without waiting for introduction: "Your songs are my must-listen songs in the car."

"Boss Cao is really easy-going."

Fenghuang Legend and the two secretly said something in their hearts at the same time. The worries just now disappeared a lot, and they smiled and said: "Mr. Cao, you are too polite. Just call me Linghua."

"Haha, I'm young, so I should call me sister."

Several people introduced each other. Cao Yu was in a hurry and directly took out the song "The Most Dazzling National Style": "This song was written accidentally when I was hunting in the Northeast last time. Sister Hong said you are suitable. Let’s take a look first.”

Suzuka took the song and turned a little red when she saw it halfway through.

This song can no longer be said to be suitable, it is completely tailor-made for my group.

And I am missing a song for the Spring Festival Gala. This song is just right.

Han Hong looked strange and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong?"

"I"

Linghua said excitedly: "Mr. Cao, this song belongs to me."

She wanted to say, "We want this song," but she remembered Han Hong's warning not to mention the price first.

"This song is just for you, as for the sharing."

Cao Yu saw what Linghua wanted to say and smiled: "Our company's artist division is four to six, which is reasonable, right?"

"???"

Phoenix Emperor Legend and the two people were a little confused.

Han Hong didn't understand either and reminded: "Xiao Cao, they have a management company, how did they become an artist in your company?"

"I would like to invite two of you to join our company. Are you willing? If your current company is willing to let you go, you can pay liquidated damages and so on. If not, you can."

As Cao Yu spoke, he turned back to his secretary Xiao Wu and said, "Ask later which record company is worth how much and buy it directly."

"Direct acquisition?!"

Everyone present, including Han Hong, were stunned. Is Xiao Cao so heroic now?
Seeing the surprise and embarrassment on the faces of Fenghuang Legend and the other two, Cao Yu smiled and said, "I really like you two, and my parents are both your fans."

"We still have fans? That's such an honor."

The shock and embarrassment on Linghua's face dissipated a little, and she said, "Since Mr. Cao has said so, I will go back and talk to the company."

"Then I'm waiting for your good news."

Cao Yu is quite optimistic about the prospects of Legend of Phoenix Emperor, and he really likes Linghua's voice, which is passionate, penetrating and full of grassland characteristics.

Now, if the two of them are not completely popular, if they are hired, it will make money on the one hand. The two of them will attend many Spring Festival Galas and Yangma's gala in the future, which will definitely be of great help to the company's reputation.

After dinner, Cao Yu left the matter of the Legend of Phoenix Emperor to the company and prepared to fly to Han Bang.

Before leaving, he told Zhou Juan to find a way to acquire Damai.com years ago. He also asked Lu Huateng to help him pay attention to whether there was a software company called "Kuaibo" in Pengcheng.

As for the affairs of the Science and Technology Industrial Park, Yang Shuxue was left to help.

Yang Shuxue already has a certain status in the real estate industry, so it is most appropriate to leave the building construction to her.

On the plane, Cao Yu looked at the vast sea under the setting sun below, thinking about the big move that he had not revealed to anyone.

"When big data and cloud computing are almost done, and 3G networks and smartphones are probably almost universal, then platforms such as Douyin, Meituan, and Qunar will be almost ready to start."

After thinking about it for a long time, I finally came to a conclusion: "What is the most expensive thing in the 21st century! Talent!"

Boss Cao is short of people.

Just when Cao Yu was worried about talents, Jobs was also worried about Apple on the other side of the ocean.

"Tim, how's the mole investigation going?"

He held an upgraded version of the iPhone prototype and asked Cook next to him while testing it.

"Everyone in the company who has had contact with the IPHONE project has been checked. No one has had contact with Huawei. There should be no technology leaks."

Cook will only report truthfully what he learned during this period.

"impossible!"

But Jobs didn't believe it at all: "If there were no leaks, how could Huawei's P1 mobile phone be so similar to my design concept? They are plagiarizing!"

Cook had no choice but to say: "Steve, maybe it's a coincidence? And their system is completely different from ours."

"Is the system so easy to copy? They can only copy the appearance!"

Jobs still firmly believed that there was definitely a traitor in the company.

"Then let me investigate further."

Although Cook agreed verbally, he felt in his heart that this was a wasted effort.

In order not to let Jobs continue to struggle with this issue, he asked: "Steve, when will the launch of our mobile phone be held?"

Hearing this question, Jobs' face became even more ugly: "I'm still not satisfied with this prototype. It always feels like it has the shadow of Huawei P1. Do you have any good suggestions to change it?"

Cook looked at the new mobile phone in Jobs's hand, pondered for a moment and said: "In appearance, it does look a bit like Huawei P1. As for how to change it, I don't have a good idea now, but this is the 3G version, which is the same as Huawei P1." There’s a fundamental difference.”

“However, people’s first impression is still based on appearance.”

Jobs is very conflicted now. Let's market this mobile phone. He is worried that others will say that he is imitating Huawei. He should not market it. He has invested a lot of money and has been holding back too much losses.

(End of this chapter)