China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 621 619. 3Q War Ends, Boss Cao Wins
After Guo Xiaosi left, Yang Mi closed the office door and leaned into Cao Yu's arms again: "Brother, what kind of script did that short guy take just now that made you so angry?"

Cao Yu said coldly: "It's called Tiny Times."

"Tiny Times? I've heard of it. I heard the book sold quite well. There should be a lot of fans of the original novel. As long as he improves the script, it should do well at the box office."

"It depends on how he changes it."

It seemed that Cao Yu was still angry and his face looked a little scary.

Yang Mi said, putting her hand on Cao Yu's chest to help him calm down: "Brother, don't get angry and get yourself hurt. Take it out on me."

Feeling Yang Mi's tender hands, Cao Yu felt better: "Hehe, let me vent my anger, and then I'll give you the heroine."

"elder brother"

Yang Mi naturally understood the meaning of this sentence, called out sweetly, and then slowly unzipped Cao Yu.
When the storm subsided, Yang Mi began to ask for benefits: "Can my studio invest in the movie Tiny Times?"

Cao Yu enjoyed it while saying, "We'll see when the time comes. I'm planning to use this movie to deal with foreign luxury brands. If you're not afraid of affecting your studio, I don't mind."

“To deal with foreign luxury goods?”

Hearing this, Yang Mi indeed hesitated.

Everyone in the entertainment industry knows that being the spokesperson for a luxury product not only increases one’s income, but also one’s fame.

But why did my brother have to be their enemy?

Is it really because of too much money? Or is it because of a hatred towards money?
Yang Mi couldn't figure it out.

But she still said, "Brother, no matter what you do, I support you."

Cao Yu did not respond, but was curious about how Guo Xiaosi would change the script of Tiny Times in the end.

……

At the end of May, the La Liga season ended.

Although the coach was changed in the middle, Atletico Madrid still achieved an unbeaten record of 12 wins and 4 draws in the last 16 rounds, finished third in the league and successfully entered the Champions League.

Neymar, who is less than 20 years old, has conquered Atletico Madrid fans and become the most dazzling rookie in European football.

At the team's celebration ceremony, the young team owner announced that the team will continue to recruit new players this year so that La Liga will no longer have only Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but will complete a three-way competition.

Cao Yu's words immediately caused a sensation in Chinese and European football circles.

Although Real Madrid and Barcelona are very strong, they still feel the pressure of money at this time. At the same time, they also admire the sharp vision of this Chinese boss.

In China's domestic football league, Hengtai also has a good record thanks to the huge investment from Boss Xu.

However, Yanjing Huanyu followed closely behind and became the biggest obstacle for Hengtai to win the championship.

This makes this year's Super League very lively.

It's already getting hot in Yanjing in June.

The two movies "Love is Not Blind" and "So Young" are currently being filmed in full swing.

During this period, Cao Yu also urged the company's screenwriting department to produce the animated film "The Return of the Great Sage" and the movie "Lost in Thailand".

He provided the plot outline for the TV series "My Physical Education Teacher" tailor-made for Wang Xiaochen. The screenwriting department is also currently working intensively on it, and if nothing goes wrong, it will be ready for filming next year.

At the same time, he went to Beijing Film Academy to attend the graduation ceremony and helped Reba get into the school.

And under Xu Jing's supervision, the 1 billion that Wang Zhonglei promised was deposited into Cao Yu's account without a penny missing.

Huayi was so straightforward, on the one hand to show his determination to reconcile with Feiyu, and on the other hand, it was because both Mr. Wang were optimistic about the box office of the movie "1942".

But what they didn't know was that Cao Yu had already secretly written the script for "Private Tailor" and was waiting for "1942" to be released, so he would completely take over Huayi.

Universal Golf Club.

One day in mid-June, Liu Qiangdong and Lu Huateng were playing golf with Cao Yu on the green grass.

Liu Qiangdong swung a club and sighed, "Brother Cao, I have integrated Jingdong during this period of time. As expected, I found that many employees were just idling around with their salaries, and I have fired them."

“The company is big, that’s it.”

Cao Yu has been very busy recently. On the one hand, he has to pay attention to the entertainment company, and on the other hand, he has to pay attention to the things related to artificial intelligence. After returning from Spain, he invited his two elder brothers to Yanjing to reminisce the past.

He will be going to Korea in two days, and he doesn't know when he will be back, so he plans to resolve the 3Q war before leaving.

Liu Qiangdong continued, "Brother, Youduoduo's momentum is getting stronger and stronger, while Jingdong's sales are still declining. What do you think I should do next?"

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Cao Yu pondered for a moment, but he actually had no good idea in mind.

Youduoduo copied Pinduoduo's route and adopted a low-price strategy. As a consumer, who doesn't like low prices?
Although Jingdong’s service is better and its products are of higher quality, only a few people can afford good products.

Not everyone can afford a BMW.

Lu Huateng was listening at the side and also felt that this matter was indeed a bit unsolvable.

Although the transaction flow of WeChat has decreased after Youduoduo and Meituan were connected to Zhifubao, Youduoduo's sales have increased by 40%. As a shareholder, he doesn't care.

Cao Yu found that Liu Qiangdong was indeed a little anxious, so he could only say: "Brother Dong, Youduoduo's current situation is beyond my expectation, but we can't shut down this platform."

At this point, he sighed and said, "Fortunately, you are also a shareholder. Youduoduo has good performance and will not have much impact on your personal assets."

"That's true."

Liu Qiangdong nodded slightly, and then said: "But, Jingdong is my hard work."

"How about this, you continue to go the high-end route, build your brand, provide good service, and also focus more on logistics. This area will definitely bring you surprises in the next few years."

Cao Yu could only give Liu Qiangdong this advice: "Also, buy more planes. Divide logistics into two prices: air transportation and land transportation. Use service to compete with other express delivery companies."

Lu Huateng also agreed, "Dongzi, this is a good idea. Online shopping is becoming more and more popular now, and logistics will indeed develop further. You can continue to expand Jingdong Logistics."

"Okay, that's all for now."

Liu Qiangdong also understood that Youduoduo's current success was due, firstly, to Brother Cao's excellent marketing skills and, secondly, his price cuts and low prices were indeed attractive.

Seeing Cao Yu put a ball into the hole, he asked again: "Brother Cao, how are you and Ali?"

Hearing this question, Lu Huateng also pricked up his ears.

"hehe."

Cao Yu smiled faintly and said only one sentence: "Don't worry, in the e-commerce market, we brothers are enough!"

When the two heard this, they felt that their brothers had not changed.

After playing for a while, Lu Huateng said, "Brother, although Ali's Taobao is being squeezed hard by you, they seem to be in contact with several game companies recently. What do you think?"

Cao Yu laughed and said, "They failed to make their own games, so now they are buying a ready-made one? That's what Lao Ma likes to do."

"Brother, are you still laughing?"

Lu Huateng came to Yanjing this time, not only to resolve the 3Q war, but also to discuss game matters with Cao Yu.

Gaming is his biggest headache: "The Warcraft license will expire next year, and by then our only large-scale games will be League of Legends and Blade & Soul. What do you think?"

Cao Yu asked casually, "Last time I asked you to invest in Jian Wang San, how did it go?"

"I have invested in it, but it is someone else's game after all."

"Well, let me think about it when I have time and see if I have any good ideas."

Cao Yu actually wanted to launch Honor of Kings, but he still felt it was a bit early. Besides, he didn't want primary school students to play this game too early.

There is nothing wrong with the game itself, but King of Glory is indeed irresistible. I was addicted to it for three or four years.

There is a hotel at the Huanyu Golf Course, which is much cooler than the city. The three of them stayed here at night and drank until late at night.

But Cao Yu still didn’t say anything about Honor of Kings.

The next morning, a Mercedes was speeding towards Huanyu Golf Course.

Sitting in the car was a man in his forties who wore glasses and looked gentle.

The man was Zhou Hongyi, the boss of 360. He was invited by Mr. Cao, the boss of Feiyu Group, to come here today to discuss cooperation.

He founded 3721 in his early years, which occupied half of the domestic search engine market. It was later acquired by Yahoo, but was kicked out by Yahoo and became a puppet for others.

Later, investing in 360 brought a second spring to his career.

However, Penguin went too far. Last year, the two sides launched a war that lasted for more than a year over the issue of personal PC antivirus software, and now the dispute has gone to court.

Unexpectedly, 360 lost the first-instance judgment in April.

However, he has continued to appeal and is determined to win this case.

Although he knew that Cao Yu was a shareholder of Penguin, he was also the boss of Feiyu Group. If the other party wanted to cooperate in network security, he could still talk to Boss Cao.

The car soon stopped in front of the hotel.

"Mr. Zhou, hello!"

As soon as Zhou Hongyi entered the hall, he saw Boss Cao and two other people coming out to greet him. One of them was the opponent in the 3Q War, Penguin Lu Huateng. "Boss Cao, who is this?"

Zhou Hongyi was stunned, feeling that this meeting should not be so simple.

Cao Yu got straight to the point and said, "In addition to discussing our cooperation today, I also want to be a peacemaker. I wonder if Mr. Zhou will give me this face?"

Zhou Hongyi hesitated for a moment, but still agreed: "Okay!"

Boss Cao is now the richest man and owns countless businesses. If the two sides cooperate, it will bring huge benefits to 360.

Hearing that his opponent, with whom he had been fighting for more than a year, finally gave face to Cao Yu, Lu Huateng estimated that the fierce battle was finally coming to an end.

Everyone came to a banquet hall.

After both parties sat down, Cao Yu spoke first: "Mr. Zhou, I heard that 360 has a very high virus detection rate. Network security has always been a weak point for Feiyu. I wonder if you are interested in taking charge of this area."

Seeing that Mr. Cao did not mention the Penguin issue, Zhou Hongyi was embarrassed to mention it either, and said with a smile: "Our 360 is mainly engaged in this business. I am honored to cooperate with Feiyu. We will definitely provide Feiyu with the best service and the safest protection."

Feiyu Group is one of the top Internet companies in China, so this business must be huge.

This is also the reason why Zhou Hongyi is willing to cooperate with Penguin shareholders.

But then Cao Yu said, "However, since our two companies are going to cooperate, let's forget about the feud between you and Penguin."

"never mind?"

Zhou Hongyi was immediately unwilling to do so. The two sides had been fighting for more than a year. We were sued by Penguin and lost the case. If we just let it go, wouldn’t we lose face? What would others think?
Lu Huateng was already a little annoyed by this battle, but Zhou Hongyi's behavior made him feel unhappy: "What? President Zhou, do you still want to continue fighting?"

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Liu Qiangdong felt that even if Brother Cao offered this big deal to 360, it would still be difficult for him to be the peacemaker.

"Alright! Calm down, we're all family now, what's the point in fighting?"

Cao Yu glanced at the people present and continued, "Boss Zhou, if this 3Q war really continues, you might still lose in the end."

Zhou Hongyi didn't believe it: "We lost?"

"That's right!" Cao Yu nodded and said, "After all the fighting, it's nothing more than the anti-virus software for PCs. We at Penguin will take a step back and give you this market. Wouldn't it be better if we all focus on researching products?"

"Penguin will give up the market?"

Zhou Hongyi stared at Cao Yu in disbelief. Even though you are a shareholder of Penguin, can you make this decision?

Moreover, the battle between the two sides has lasted for more than a year, and the Penguins have a clear advantage. Are you really willing to give in?
"brother?"

Lu Huateng was also a little anxious. Cao Yu was supposed to be the peacemaker, but he didn't expect him to give up the PC market directly?

Cao Yu secretly waved his hand to Lu Huateng, winked at him, and then said, "Every profession has its own specialty. 360 mainly develops antivirus. We really give up this area."

"If that's the case, then I'd like to shake hands with the penguin."

When Zhou Hongyi heard Boss Cao's confirmation again, he immediately took a gesture and expressed his willingness to reconcile.

Besides, Boss Cao’s influence is too great, so naturally we have to give him this face.

"but."

These two words made Zhou Hongyi nervous again. He wondered what harsh conditions Boss Cao would put forward.
As expected, Cao Yu smiled and said, "Congratulations on your listing on NASDAQ in March. If Feiyu Group wants to invest in 360, how would you do?"

"Buy shares?"

"I just said that we are all family members from now on, and I just want to invest in you."

Under everyone's surprised gaze, Cao Yu smiled and said, "Now that the information age has arrived, network security will be a top priority. Therefore, if our two companies cooperate, we can build a network security ecosystem together and enhance our country's comprehensive network defense capabilities."

“Cybersecurity Ecosystem”

Hearing this term, Zhou Hongyi seemed to see hope for the company's future.

But this is not the end. Cao Yu continued: "Mr. Zhou, please take another look at this document."

As soon as he finished speaking, the secretary handed a document to Zhou Hongyi.

"what is this?"

Zhou Hongyi opened the file and saw a domain name on it, the URL was exactly 360daocom.

"This domain name? It's simple and clear. It's the most suitable top-level domain name for our company!"

360's current domain name is still Qihoo. When Zhou Hongyi saw this domain name, he immediately decided that he must get this domain name no matter what.

He immediately looked up and said, "Mr. Cao, how do you want to cooperate?"

Cao Yu said, "Mr. Zhou, Feiyu will invest 8 million US dollars, plus this domain name, and get % of your shares. How about we work together in the field of network security?"

Zhou Hongyi was excited when he heard Cao Yu's condition.

Although they had fought with Penguin for a year, 360 was actually not a big company, with only more than a thousand employees.

But if Feiyu Group, a giant like it, could acquire a stake in 360, wouldn’t ’s share price and influence soar?

Now he has completely forgotten about the 3Q war and is only thinking about the future development of the company.

Besides, if Penguin really withdraws from the PC antivirus field, this will be a huge opportunity. It will be possible to increase the market share to more than 80% within three years.

After a while, he nodded solemnly and said, "Boss Cao, since you are so sincere, then this matter is settled."

As long as Feiyu Group was willing to invest, he didn't even think about bargaining, for fear that Boss Cao would change his mind.

Then, he stood up and walked to Lu Huateng, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Boss Lu, from today on, we are all family. What happened before is just a purchase and sale."

"Of course."

Although Lu Huateng still had some doubts in his mind, it was not convenient to ask now, so he stood up and shook hands with Zhou Hongyi.

Liu Qiangdong looked at the clasped hands and thought, "Brother Cao, just to play the peacemaker, he took out 200 million US dollars and a top-level domain name. Is that worth it?"

But Cao Yu is very clear that although 360 Company is small now, it will have a huge future, and this investment is a sure profit.

The conditions have been negotiated, and Cao Yu doesn't need to handle the rest of the matters himself. He can just leave it to his subordinates.

After seeing Zhou Hongyi off, Lu Huateng couldn't wait to say, "Brother, if we really want to give up our antivirus clients, isn't this too cheap for him?"

"Brother Lu, take a long-term view. As the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise. The official QQ computer app cannot beat 360 in terms of technology. Why waste time on it? It would be better for us to develop a mobile phone manager."

"phone Guardian?"

This sentence awakened Lu Huateng from his dream, and he suddenly had an epiphany: "Okay, let's give up on PC. Now the mobile phone market is still a blue ocean. This idea is priceless!"

"We are brothers..."

Cao Yu patted Lu Huateng on the shoulder, but in his heart he was thinking: "Let Penguin give up and support 360. My 8% stake will be a golden egg in the future."

The next day, 360 and Penguin jointly announced that the two sides had reached a peace agreement, Penguin withdrew the lawsuit, and 360 and QQ could be compatible.

In addition, Penguin also announced its withdrawal from the PC antivirus field.

At the same time, Feiyu Group also announced that it will invest 360 million US dollars in to create a safer network environment for netizens.

However, some discerning people realized that this long-lasting and tit-for-tat war ended in this way probably because of the mediation of Boss Cao.

It seems that Boss Cao is the best one.

Influenced by the two pieces of news, 360's stock price saw a sharp rise that day.

Jingdong and Liu Qiangdong watched the news, recalled the operations of Brother Cao, and finally realized that this investment was a great deal!
The whole thing seems like a win-win for the Cao brothers.

After dealing with the 3Q war, Cao Yu began to prepare for his trip to Korea.

That day, he suddenly received a call from Ren Zhengfei.

"Xiao Cao, you are amazing. The lithography machines have arrived. They are the latest models. Two of them."

"arrive?"

Cao Yu was overjoyed: "Great, then I'll leave the chip issue to Mr. Ren."

I have been worrying about this matter for a while. I planned to ask Lee Boo-jin about it after meeting her. I didn't expect that she actually did it.

These two lithography machines were obtained with great effort, they were not easy to come by.

"Xiao Cao, it is a great pleasure to work with you. Don't worry about this matter."

Ren Zhengfei was also very happy. Huawei's mobile phone profits are now hundreds of billions each year. As long as 30% of it is invested in chips, why would it be afraid of not catching up with the West?

After hanging up the phone, Cao Yu was about to thank Lee Boo-jin when he received a call from Song Zue: "Godfather, I'm on vacation and want to go out with you."

"Whatever you have to say, just say it."

Cao Yu was going to Korea soon and had no time to see this little girl.

"Hehe, godfather is really smart."

Song Zue smiled awkwardly: "It's like this, I graduated from elementary school and want to go to the United States to study in middle school, can you help me?"

Cao Yu was stunned. Why did this girl still want to go to the United States? Is the United States really that good?
(End of this chapter)