China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 568 566. Two billionaires eating barbecue on the roadside? (-in-)

In the group buying war in the past few months, everyone had a consensus that if you don’t spend any money, how can you build a market?
Burning money has become a recognized method for group buying platforms to defeat their opponents.

For many foreign capitals, if they provide financial support in the early stage of an industry when it is just taking shape, then the company's valuation will rise, and they will reap the benefits after listing.

This is how foreign capital works.

But in the past few months, Meituan, China’s first group buying platform, has been something else.

Although Meituan is backed by Feiyu Group, they only use their services and reputation, as well as the advantages of WeChat payment, to stabilize the market without burning money.

But more users like cheap things, so they are still being cannibalized by many websites.

When customers have slowly established their consumption habits, Meituan, which had been struggling, actually came back.

And as soon as they took action, a violent storm broke out.

On the first day, Meituan announced that tickets for its recent popular concerts could only be purchased on their platform.

In this way, after Meituan returned to the public eye, the next day, it launched a big move that no one expected, a map positioning service.

This move was so terrifying that it caught many group buying platforms off guard.

But Boss Cao didn't stop there. Then, the 500 million subsidy, advertising bombardment, and celebrity endorsements made those competitors who had already burned almost all their money confused.

Behind Meituan is Feiyu Group, which is a company with three majors: a lot of money, a lot of celebrities, and a lot of traffic.

Under such circumstances, in just two days, Meituan regained many of the previously lost markets and instantly surpassed Lashou.com to become the second largest player in the industry.

Some platforms are now out of money. Faced with the menacing Meituan, he can only go to his father, the financial backer behind them.

Take Lashou.com, for example. The early investors have already invested US$50 million. Of course, they don’t want to see Lashou.com in vain, so they directly invest more than US$100 million, preparing to burn money to resist Meituan’s offensive.

Ahli was originally behind Juhuasuan. At this time, Ma Yun also realized that she had been deceived by Cao Yu, and immediately allocated 500 million to prepare for another money-burning war.

While other platforms were looking for money and financing, Ali also contacted other map service companies to prepare to add the positioning system to Juhuasuan.

For a moment, it looked like the second round of the group buying platform war was about to begin.

However, Wang Xing of Youtuan did not immediately go to the funder for financing. Instead, he planned to solve the payment problem first and then sit back and watch you fight.

He knew very well that Youtuan would not be able to go far unless the payment problem was solved.

After all, Boss Cao's previous trick of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight can really be used by himself.

At this time, Wang Xing had been in Shenzhen for two days, but he was not in a hurry to go to Penguin. Instead, he directed Youtuan to provide offline services while considering which company to cooperate with was more suitable.

"Ahri is not a good man. If you go back to him, you will definitely be taken advantage of. Penguin. Penguin and Meituan wear the same pants."

Standing at the hotel window, Wang Xing looked at the majestic Penguin Building and fell into a dilemma.

In the past two days, many third-tier cities in Youtuan have been captured by the sudden appearance of Meituan, because Meituan's services are no worse than theirs and the discounts are even greater.

After hesitating for a while, he still didn't want to see Boss Ma again and decided to go to Penguin headquarters: "Solve the payment problem first, then raise funds, and then recover the lost land."

Penguin only received him from the person in charge of WeChat.

"Mr. Wang, what are the benefits if we cooperate?"

"We, Youtuan, have fully opened up the market in many third- and fourth-tier cities. Our cooperation will fully promote WeChat."

Wang Xing is still the same, meaning a win-win situation.

"Haha, do you think you, Youtuan, can defeat Meituan? Can the current market hold its own?"

The person in charge asked Wang Xing casually and was speechless.

The person in charge of WeChat continued: "Let me advise you, why not sell Youtuan before it's too late? I believe Mr. Cao of Meituan can definitely offer a good price."

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Wang Xing was completely speechless now.

Why did you let me sell it? This is the closest I have come to success in starting a business. If I sell it, why don’t I have to work for someone else?

It is impossible to work part-time.
Do I really want to go back and inherit the family business? Have you given up on starting a business?

Seeing the other party hesitate, the WeChat official stood up and said, "Think about it first. I have something else to do."

After saying that, he asked his subordinates to be responsible for the reception, but he left directly.

“Are all big companies so awesome?”

Wang Xing really didn't know what to do.

"The payment problem seems a bit difficult. It's better to raise financing first and see how long it can last."

Back at the hotel, he called Sequoia Capital, the financial backer behind him, and asked how much more money he could provide.

But the other party's attitude turned out to be that they still have to observe the market situation and cannot make additional investments for the time being.

"faint!"

In the A round of financing, he only received $15 million in investment from Sequoia. Now it has been burned out and the market has started to take off. If there is no money
He is not willing to give in.

There is actually nothing the person in charge of Sequoia Capital China can do.

They originally wanted to invest in Cao Yu's Meituan, but Boss Cao didn't want it. Later, the company named Wang Xing seemed to be developing well, so they invested in it.

But now that Boss Cao has made a move, and it's a big deal, if he invests in Youtuan again, the money may be wasted.

It is wisest to stop losses in time.

When Wang Xing sells Youtuan, he might be able to recover some of his investment.

I just don’t know whether he will sell Youtuan to Ahli or Feiyu?

Cao Yu had already made arrangements for the Shencheng concert and stayed with Liu Yifei in Xiangjiang for a few days before returning to Yanjing on May 10th.

"Mr. Cao, Juhuasuan and Lashou are now offering very strong discounts, and Dianping is said to have increased its budget by 300 million, hoping to carve up Youtuan's market."

As soon as he returned to the company, Cai Chongxin came over. After analyzing the current battle situation, he asked: "Is it time to use the last two big moves?"

Cao Yu pondered for a while and asked, "What's the situation like now?"

Cai Chongxin said: "It has been launched in third-tier cities and above, and the results are pretty good. It's just a cost-effective market. Without big moves, we can't take advantage of it."

"Oh, then get him!"

Cao Yu smiled lightly and arranged: "In the last two days, we will test the stability of big data, analyze each consumer's preferences, and then make arrangements for all riders. In the early morning of May 15th, Meituan will be officially added to the food delivery system. , two-pronged approach to win!”

"Okay Mr. Cao!"

Cai Chongxin became excited when he heard the final general attack order.

In the past few months, Meituan has been suppressed by other group buying websites, which has made Meituan feel quite depressed. Now it is finally time to take revenge.

Cao Yu suddenly asked: "Mr. Cai, do you know a good football manager?"

"Football manager?"

Cai Chongxin was startled, does the boss want to play football? Why were there no signs before?

He quickly advised: "Boss, football is in deep water, so it's better not to play."

"I plan to buy a foreign team and help us advertise."

Cao Yu expressed his thoughts and said: "Please help me find a good football manager. After this concert, I will go to Spain."

"Ok."

Cai Chongxin was relieved when he heard that he wanted to buy a foreign team.

Cao Yu took out his notebook and looked at the recent events: "Also, after you are done with the group purchase, you can contact Mr. Wang from BYD to see how the investment in the battery factory is going."

"I got it."

After Cai Chongxin left, Cao Yu looked at the box office results of the last two movies and was immediately surprised.

The drama "Into the Dust" has been released for more than half a month, and its box office has exceeded 8.5 million, and its Douban score is as high as .

As for the movie "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", with the appearance of Liu Yifei's fairy sister, the smooth fighting, and the box office appeal of director Xu Ke and star Li Liangjie, although it was released late, the box office has already exceeded 600 million.

Mainly, the special effects of this movie are comparable to those of Hollywood blockbusters, and it has also received a lot of praise.

Even K-pop actor Park Hyo-min has become more popular in China.

"It's just like what is said in "The Richest Man in Xihong City", when you have money, your money seems to multiply, and the more you spend, the more you spend."

After putting down the information, I looked at the broadcast status of "Beauty's Scheming" again. It was also very gratifying.

This TV series premiered on Mango Channel, with a ratings of 5.2%. It is another hit TV series from Feiyu after "Dream of Red Mansions".

It also made Zeng Li, who was good-looking but not very popular in the past two years, suddenly become a first-line star.

"After the second round of broadcasting, let's put it on the video website."

Today's TVs are not just decorations, and Cao Yu does not plan to put them on the Internet platform prematurely.

After dealing with the entertainment company matters, he was just about to go upstairs to find Zhang Liangying to learn about the preparations for the concert, but he met Xu Qing at the elevator entrance.

When Xu Qing saw Boss Cao, she said with a wicked smile: "Hey, Mr. Cao, when did you come back? Didn't you say anything?"

"What is Mr. Cao? With the relationship between the two of us, I want Mr. Cao to have more points."

Although Cao Yu was in the company and didn't dare to appear too close to Xu Jing, the language didn't matter.

Looking at Xu Jing's curvy figure and remembering how good this sister is, he smiled and said, "Are you free tonight?"

"I'm currently busy helping Boss Cao with "I Am an Actor", so how can I have time?"

Xu Qing looked aggrieved and said, "I'm working for you now. If not Mr. Cao, what would I call you?"

"As expected, he is an experienced actor and his acting skills are very good."

"Finally you think I'm old?"

Although Xu Qing is over forty, she is still like a young girl, and her coquettish behavior is still so cute and attractive.

"I guess I said something wrong, you're just a little kid."

"Little fresh meat?"

Xu Qing had never heard of this word and was a little curious.

"It shows that you are young."

Cao Yu smiled: "Let's have dinner together tonight. I'll call you when I'm done." "Are you going to eat, or eat me?"

"Eat them all!"

Cao Yu said, seeing no one around, he gently touched Xu Jing's waist and received a pink punch.

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Since the establishment of Phoenix Legend, although they have appeared in several Spring Festival Galas and were the runner-up in "Avenue of Stars", they have always been known as the favorites of middle-aged and elderly people.

Although their songs have good downloads, they are often criticized as being music exclusive to street aunts and agricultural heavy metal.

But after that concert in Tokyo, the number of plays of their songs on Feigo Video skyrocketed, and even many foreigners listened to them.

Cao Yu came to Fenghuang Legend's singing practice room, where Zeng Yi and Linghua were seriously studying the arrangement of a song.

"Is this your new album?"

"Mr. Cao, you are here."

The two of them stood up quickly and said, "This is the new album "I Come from the Grassland" arranged by the company. It will be released in July and August this year."

"Yes, Not Bad."

Cao Yu nodded: "How are you preparing for the Shencheng concert? The last concert was exactly three hours and fifteen minutes. I plan to add another song for you. Which song do you think is better?"

"Mr. Cao, we originally thought that our songs would not do well in concerts, but we didn't expect so many people to like them. Thank you very much, Mr. Cao, for making us feel reborn."

Suzuka remembered the grand occasion at the concert, said something grateful, and then suggested: "How about we add "Above the Moon"?"

At this time, Zeng Yi suddenly said half-jokingly: "Mr. Cao, if you could help me write another song, I would be very grateful."

"Old Zeng, the boss is so busy..."

When Suzuka heard this, she knew that her partner was joking, but she was afraid that her boss would be unhappy, so she tried to smooth things over.

"I just feel a little bit weird lately, so I'll write a song!"

What the two of them didn't expect was that the boss agreed immediately, took a piece of paper, and started writing music directly.

"Just write it now? Don't you think about it for a while?"

The two of them have been making music for many years, and they can't imagine that their boss writes songs like this?

An assistant next to him saw Fenghuang Legend's stunned look and said with a smile: "Don't be so surprised. That's how the boss wrote the album Liu Yifei released two years ago."

"The boss turns out to be so strong!"

Just when Linghua and Zeng Yi were shocked, Cao Yu had finished writing the song and started writing the lyrics below.

The two of them didn't believe there were geniuses in the world before, but now they finally believe it.

No wonder the boss can become the richest man and the most powerful person in the entertainment industry. It seems that everything is for a reason.

Cao Yu was halfway through writing the lyrics when the phone suddenly rang.

The call was from Wang Sicong: "Brother Cao, have you returned to Yanjing?"

"You just came back, what happened?"

"How about we have dinner together tonight? I want to go to the place where you took me to make skewers, and by the way, I can ask Brother Cao about the investment direction."

Ever since Boss Cao took him to have a skewer last time, Wang Sicong has always remembered the taste.

"tonight."

Cao Yu had already made an appointment with Xu Qing, but he hesitated and agreed, "Okay, I'll also make an appointment with your father, Mr. Wang, then."

"Why do you call me dad?"

Wang Sicong was a little unhappy. How could I brag when he called my dad?

"Call him, I need him for something."

Cao Yu happened to want to buy a football team and asked Wang Jianlin for help.

"alright."

Wang Sicong had no choice but to agree reluctantly.

After hanging up the phone, Cao Yu quickly finished writing the song and handed it to Linghua: "Look, if you have any questions, ask me now."

""A Picture of Mountains and Rivers"? What an awesome name!"

The Legend of Phoenix Emperor gathered together and just watched a paragraph when Zeng Yi said: "Boss, do I have too many words?"

Cao Yu smiled and said: "You think it's too much? Then I'll delete some!"

"No, no, I'm just not used to it. I've never sung so many words before."

Zeng Yi is very humorous: "I just feel that it is getting harder and harder to make money. In the future, I will split the money I make 50-50, and I seem to be able to feel at ease."

"Ha ha."

Everyone laughed.

Zeng Yi's original songs were either "Yao Yao..." or "Stay", but now he can finally stand tall.

After joking for a while, the two finished the song and found almost no faults.

"I paint my mountains and rivers with a single stroke of brush, paint these majestic mountains with a thousand swords, draw dragons and snakes with my brush on the surging rivers, paint my China with my unswerving paintings!"

This song has a majestic tone, as if it uses music to interpret a magnificent picture of mountains and rivers, making people feel proud.

Linghua not only admired it but said: "Boss, the melody of this song is simply great. It is very suitable for a concert. We must rehearse this song within half a month."

"Well, I believe in you. Sing well. If I have the opportunity next year, I will give you a solo concert."

"thank you boss!"

The two of them were so excited. They had been criticized for being a heavy metal group, square dance aunt's favorite group, and they had never thought about such a solo concert before.

Now that you have joined Feiyu, you never thought that you would have a solo concert one day?
Coming to Feiyu Entertainment is such a blessing.

After Cao Yu encouraged the two of them, he stood up and was about to leave when he suddenly said to Linghua: "Linghua, I heard that you and your boyfriend are getting married soon. Congratulations."

"Haha, we plan to get married next year."

Linghua smiled sheepishly and joked: "Does the boss have a gift?"

"I'll give you a song when the time comes, so it suits your identity."

After Cao Yu finished speaking, Linghua was delighted and left with a smile.

When Cao Yu walked away, Zeng Yicai said with an envious look: "Surprise, what a surprise, I want to get married."

Back in the office, Cao Yu asked about the start-up status of "The Princess of the World" and "Things Between Couples". It was already past five o'clock in the afternoon.

Arriving at Xu Qing's temporary office, the woman was still working.

He closed the door, came behind Xu Qing, and hugged the woman's neck: "Are you really so busy?"

"What do you think? I know now that it's not easy for you."

The familiar feeling made Xu Qing turn around and give Cao Yu a sweet kiss, took out a piece of paper and asked, "How do you like the tutor I invited?"

The variety show "I Am an Actor" is a variety show that reflects the acting skills of actors.

As a princess in the Beijing circle, Xu Qing has quite a wide network of contacts. She has invited Zhang Guoli, Zhou Xun, Zhang Jizhong, Liu Xiaoqing, and herself as a resident mentor, which can be considered a gathering of big names.

What surprised Cao Yu the most was that she actually invited Chang Li, a master's tutor at China National Drama, to work with Li Chengru as a commentary tutor.

This old man is quite powerful, but the teacher of many first-line celebrities such as International Zhang, Liu Ye, Chen Baoguo, etc. has trained almost half of the entertainment industry.

"Sister Jing, you actually invited Teacher Chang here."

Cao Yu was a little surprised after reading the list.

"I'm not great, I just took advantage of you."

Xu Jing smiled sweetly and said: "Teacher Chang heard that this acting variety show was planned by you, so he was willing to come. And he didn't ask for any money. He just wanted to give guidance to young actors."

"That's it."

Only then did Cao Yu understand that it was probably because he had won four statuettes that Teacher Chang gave him such honor.

He looked at the papers on the table and asked, "What are you busy with now?"

Xu Jing said: "Prepare to confirm the competing actors."

"I didn't expect you to be quite serious about your work."

Cao Yu praised, put away the information on the table and said: "It's time to get off work, let's go eat first."

Xu Qing glanced at the closed door, stood up and smiled charmingly: "Eat here? Or go home?"

"I mean really eat."

Cao Yu patted the other party's buttocks and said, "Let's go eat skewers tonight."

"Okay, I haven't had kebabs in a long time. Can I grill them at your house?"

"No, go to the roadside."

"roadside?"

Xu Qing was in a daze. You, a billionaire, went to eat barbecue on the roadside?

"Let's go, I have an appointment."

Cao Yu couldn't help but said, pulled Xu Jing and left.

"Who did you date?"

"Also a billionaire."

"Two billionaires eating barbecue on the roadside?"

Xu Qing thought about it and felt that this scene was a bit too inconsistent.

"Hey, maybe this matter will be a hot search topic tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)