The leisurely life of rebirth

Chapter 500 Documentary Cooperation

To read books, read the classics.

Water Margin is considered a classic novel, and Jin Ping Mei is also a classic novel.

One is a half-hearted article, and the other is a reflection of social reality.

They are both from Ximen high officials, but the ending is completely different.

The ending of Wu Song is also different. Wu Song in Jin Ping Meili is a street gangster, ruthless, rude and reckless, and also has a lot of tricks.

In the Water Margin, there is a lot of grudges and decisive killings, and Ximen Qing was also killed by a knife.

Jin Ping Meili was a coward and even killed Ximen Qing before being assassinated.

In reality, there are both, but most of them result in the following.

Therefore, many people feel aggrieved when they look at Jin Ping Mei. Only after middle age can they gradually understand, see clearly the world, and understand their own insignificance.

It's impossible without this awareness.

Zhou You is also paying attention to the development of the entire incident, mainly because he is afraid of deviating from the original direction. Now that he has done it, he still hopes to keep the original direction.

After all, everyone hopes that evil will be punished.

A society that does not punish evildoers is a very sad thing.

How ironic it is that people who do evil can live happily and happily.

Seeing that the general direction has not changed, and the progress is much faster, I feel relieved.

But now there is a happier thing waiting for Zhou Yu.

The person in charge of the BI station is here.

As a website that relies on the second dimension, it has also had in-depth cooperation with miHoYo, and this time it was also Ale who helped.

Now BI station is preparing to become a documentary channel. It was just a small project in the past, but now it is preparing to become bigger and stronger.

But after searching around, I found that China is actually a documentary desert. There are not many directors at all, and not many people are engaged in this industry. The more I know about it, the colder I feel.

They can't all be from abroad, the copyright fees are also very expensive.

Besides, documentaries, documentaries, both foreign ones and domestic ones should be available.

After making some contacts, I found out that there was a small boss in the circle who had been investing money to support this project. After learning more about it, I found out that he had also invested in MiHoYo.

After I went to MiHoYo to learn more about it, I realized, darling, it’s really hidden.

Boss, he is really a boss, no wonder he dares to make documentaries, it is really not short of money.

"Brother You, this is Chen Rui, Mr. Chen, the current person in charge of the BI station." A Le also went home to rest for a few days this time. He was too tired. The game was too popular and people were tired.

Chen Rui is both an Internet practitioner and an angel investor in BI Station. He wears glasses and is in his forties. He looks like he has come to BI Station to retire after becoming famous.

The first time he saw Zhou You, he was very surprised: "Hello, Mr. Zhou. I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to be so young. If Wang Le hadn't taken him with him today, I wouldn't have believed it."

"Mainly because I don't worry about anything, so I look young." Zhou You said jokingly.

"Haha, you are young and promising. We are all old in the blink of an eye, that's why we are interested in documentaries." Chen Rui said with slight support.

"Mr. Chen, you're too polite. I heard from A Le that you want to do a documentary project, right?" Zhou You went straight to the point. At his current point, he really didn't want to be too hypocritical and polite.

Chen Rui nodded. He is a computer major and a technician, and he doesn't like hypocritical politeness.

"Yes, after searching around, I discovered that the development of domestic documentaries is really lagging behind, and it is really beyond our capabilities."

Zhou You felt the same way, nodded and said: "Yes, I also like documentaries. I just like to watch them, but there really aren't many to watch. They are all old. I can only support myself, but it cannot form a virtuous circle." "

"I also invest in a video platform, but the homepage is short video, the documentary is not very supporting, and the development is relatively slow."

Chen Rui sighed: "Yes, many things cannot be solved by simply investing a sum of money. They must rely on the development of the industry itself. We are also gradually exploring. This time I just want to ask Mr. Zhou for advice." Let’s see if there’s any possibility of working together.”

"Of course, I have a lot of ideas here, and I need someone to shoot them. We can invest the money together. You have the broadcast channels, but I don't recommend exclusive. It's okay to premiere with you, but in the later stage, I hope that all platforms will be authorized to broadcast, too. It's not like you can sell some royalties," Zhou You said eloquently.

More importantly: "I hope it will be spread a little wider, so that more people will understand documentaries, like documentaries, and be willing to pay for documentaries. I don't dare to ask for more in movies, as long as they can reach the level of music."

Chen Rui also nodded: "We don't plan to order a la carte, so we set it up as a member. It can be regarded as diverting traffic. Only members can see everything."

In fact, at the beginning, he wanted to have a separate copyright and only play it on the BI station, but Zhou You said so, and what others said made sense.

Now he knows and finds people who are willing to invest money in documentaries, and he travels around. If he doesn't follow their opinions, they may not be able to cooperate.

Even though Douyin’s long videos are not the focus, this platform has surpassed BI Station and caught up from behind.

Besides, Chen Rui could also see that Zhou You really liked documentaries and was willing to spend money. After preliminary understanding, he spent almost 10 million, purely for consumption!

"Okay, I don't have a good idea about the specific business model. The key is that the documentary must be good and interesting."

"I also want to shoot a professional documentary, similar to the foreign "The Best of Us", so we will make a 360 line."

"Also, I am a university teacher. I find that many students are not very clear about various majors in the university. I also hope to make a series and film it to popularize it to everyone. These parents will definitely watch it."

I am really excited to travel around. These ideas are not new. Even if they are available abroad, I think they should be available in China at least.

I really like it too.

A Le was watching Zhou You chatting lively beside him. He was really impressed. He was not so excited about investing in his own company. When it came to documentaries, Brother You became interested.

He interjected from the side: "In fact, we can also take pictures of our game industry, and we can't always look at people through colored glasses. Times are gradually changing."

"Yes, there are so many things to watch and broadcast. Don't always take pictures of delicious food. I feel like vomiting when I see it. There is really no creativity. It's all a rush." ​​Zhou You couldn't help complaining again.

What you eat for lunch, lunch, and late night snacks every day is good-looking, but looking at it every day also makes you tired of looking at it.

Also, these documentaries are uneven, and some of them are too obvious for advertising.

That is to say, it is only because of the money that so many people went to shoot. We cannot blame them.

In fact, many are documentary directors, purely for money. Can such people make good films?
The purpose is different, and the works presented are naturally different.

Chen Rui has been lamenting that this trip is worthwhile.

It counts as running to a few places, but other places were run by other people.

Originally, it was his subordinates who came here to travel around, but after learning more about it, Chen Rui decided to come in person.

I didn’t expect to gain so much this time.

"Next year we can jointly hold a documentary culture festival. We have people with resources, and the scope will definitely be larger, and it will be better than doing it alone." Chen Rui said proactively.

Since you are cooperating, you must also be sincere.

For a person of this worth, talking too much about benefits actually doesn't make much sense.

"That's good. We did it once last year and it almost killed me. You can ask me to pay for it. It's really annoying to let me take care of those trivial matters." This is one of the reasons why Zhou You doesn't want to do it this year. No matter how helpful He Zai is, there are still some things that you have to take into consideration and make your own decisions.

"Okay, with your words, we can rest assured, as long as you give us money." Chen Rui was not embarrassed at all. He came here to beg for alms.

After finishing speaking, he jokingly said: "I wonder if you are interested in investing in our company?"

This sentence is both a joke and a semi-test.

The development of the website has now reached a bottleneck. He doesn't have much idea of ​​how to do it in the future, how to make money, and whether it can survive until it goes public. To be honest, he has no idea!

After Zhou You listened, he felt a little moved, but he really hadn't thought about it. The main reason was that Bi Station had always been tepid.

I really didn't notice much.

I've played it, but I haven't seen much.

"Don't know how to invest in shares?" Zhou You asked casually.

Chen Rui became interested immediately. It was really difficult to develop the website. When he met someone who was interested, he couldn't help but promote it, which could be considered as a way to renew his life.

"Our revenue in 2015 exceeded million, mainly from games and advertising."

I feel a little embarrassed to say this, because the main reason is that the game partners are nearby, and they have made a lot of money relying on MiHoYo.

"This year, we are also focusing on the game and documentary sectors, making the content in-depth and the projects thorough."

"Last year, we also received financing, and a lot of capital invested, including IDG and Penguin."

Zhou You also smiled inexplicably when he heard the two old acquaintances.

"What's the total amount?"

"5000 million U.S. dollars." Chen Rui said with a grin, feeling a little like crying in his heart, because after a few sets of moves, it seemed that they were not enough.

"That's not bad. How many shares?"

"10%"

"Well, there are almost all the routines." Zhou You now knows a little bit about the routines.

"I wonder if Mr. Chen knows my investment style?"

Chen Rui said truthfully: "I learned something before coming here. The Internet circle is actually relatively narrow. It's just that Mr. Zhou is too low-key, so the outside world hardly knows about it."

"I used to invest mostly in angels, more in seed investments, and I rarely invested in mature companies. Firstly, the price-performance ratio was not high, but because I had limited funds." After Zhou finished talking, he paused briefly to see the other party's reaction. .

Chen Rui immediately said: "That was in the past. Who doesn't know now that Mr. Zhou is making waves in the entertainment industry and has invested heavily, so he must not be short of money."

This is both flattery and fact.

Zhou You's heart skipped a beat, it seemed like it was hard to make money in the entertainment industry, as there were too many people being stared at.

However, as long as there is an industry that can make money, there will be many people watching.

Zhouyou currently just wants to slow down the process as much as possible. Even if it is eventually exposed, the impact must be minimized and cannot exceed the scope of the industry.

"It is rumored by the outside world that making one and losing ten is not enough."

"To be honest, your documentary channel really impressed me. How much investment do you want me to make, and approximately how many shares?" Zhou You suddenly thought of something, that is, the BI station seemed to be listed later.

As a big member of BI, I really watch documentaries frequently. Even if I don’t pay attention, I still know a little bit about them.

Being listed means it can be cashed out.

Several other investments I have invested in are currently in a period of rapid development and cannot yet bring benefits to myself.

I don’t know how promising the future of Bi Site is, but it is not an ordinary company that can successfully go public. It will be very good to cash out at a high level when the time comes.

As for when is it considered a high position?

Haha, Zhouyou still has some confidence in this, as long as it won't go bankrupt.

Chen Rui also had an impromptu idea, and he didn't know Zhou You's investment style, so he would think of it so directly.

When I went to MiHoYo, I heard people say that traveling to invest is very refreshing. I thought it was an exaggeration. After I actually got to know it, I found that it was not an exaggeration at all.

We have only been chatting for a long time, and we have actually talked about the shareholding ratio.

After thinking about it carefully, he said cautiously: "The valuation will definitely not be lower than the previous round, but it will not be too high either. Don't worry about this. It is difficult to find a partner. I wonder how much you want to invest?"

Zhou You said casually: "I don't have many ideas. More is fine, less is fine, it doesn't matter."

I don’t have to worry about that. If I invest 10 billion, do you agree?

Chen Rui was blinded all of a sudden, and the problem was on his side again.

After thinking about it carefully: "The rest are investments from the company. Can you give me 5%? It's about 3000 million US dollars. I will definitely discuss the specific details with the shareholders when I go back, but this is the general idea."

Zhou You made a simple calculation in his mind and found that BI Station was going to be listed on the US stock market.

The highest peak was when everyone was at home, about US$400 billion, which was the second listing in Hong Kong.

Now it's 5%. Later it will be diluted and diluted to about 3.4%.

That's more than a billion dollars.

Okay, if you earn a little bit, you can sell part of it and keep a part, and the cash flow will be abundant.

Money is secondary.

The immediate cash cow is Blue Hole, with tens of billions of dollars on the market.

Mainly for the documentary career, as a shareholder, it is good to have a platform. In his previous life, he was awarded a major membership, so becoming a shareholder this time is also a good choice.

"Okay, you see, if the money is not enough, I can invest more. If nothing else, I hope to make the documentary channel number one in the country."

Zhou Zhen thought so.

Seeing that the market has been sluggish, Zhou You is really anxious, but if you ask him to do it himself, he won't do it. He is not that stupid.

This project is good. After becoming a shareholder, you can still make money and develop documentaries. You can achieve multiple things with one stone. With the help of the platform, you are much better than working alone.

Chen Rui stood up happily: "I think so too. Our BI station is a niche, and documentaries are also a niche, so let's make the niche industry number one and see what effect it will have."

Zhou You also stood up and shook hands with him:

"Let's work together for the documentary!"

"Well, for the documentary!"

A Le stood by and was dumbfounded. Brother You is such a passionate young man!
(End of this chapter)