China Entertainment’s Born Protagonist

Chapter 326 Acquisition of special effects company
Zhang Nanyi asked: "So you want to take the money, set up a content production company, and make your own film and television works?"

Annie nodded: "In my strategy, YouTube's video content is divided into three major parts: self-made, outsourced and uploaded by podcasters, all of which cost money.

My original plan was to get 2000 million in investment first, develop slowly, and then get a big sum of money in the next round of financing.

Now that I have 1.5 million yuan, I can take the path of capital mergers and acquisitions and develop faster. "

According to Annie's development, YouTube will be the YouTube of the previous life plus Netflix.

Money is really needed.

Of course, the greater the investment, the greater the benefits after success. Once YouTube succeeds, it will become the dominant player in the streaming media field in the United States and even the world.

The market value is at least several hundred billion yuan.

Zhang Nanyi nodded and said: "It's okay to invest in you, but my fund will withdraw from this investment by the beginning of 2007 at the latest.

You plan. "

In 2007, the subprime mortgage crisis was about to begin. Of course Zhang Nanyi wanted to get involved and make some quick money.

If YouTube wants to go public and achieve rapid development in the United States, it is inevitable to accept investment from local large consortiums or well-known venture capital institutions.

Zhang Nan even invested in the first round himself, which was already very greedy. Later, his foundation withdrew from the investment. On the surface, YouTube is an American company run by Americans.

He happened to use the exit funds to make money from the subprime mortgage crisis.

Anna adjusted her skirt and said: "No problem, I will use venture capital and capital to quickly complete the expansion. By 2007, it will be at least the third round of financing."

After all, Anna grew up in the United States and is used to starting a business using American methods, so her expansion pace is much more aggressive than Zhang Nanyi's.

She even urged: "Let's sign the investment contract quickly. After News Corporation's money arrives, let the fund transfer the money as soon as possible. I happen to have a group of acquisition targets."

Zhang Nanyi asked in an assessment manner: "Which companies do you want to acquire?"

Anna said: "First of all, I want to acquire Zenith Media and Sanhua Media. These two are very old advertising companies in the United States. They have a lot of advertising talents and resources. Once the acquisition is successful, YouTube's advertising business will be able to Get on track.

Once the acquisition is successful, YouTube will not only become profitable, but its valuation will increase several times.

The second step is to build a film and television production team. A television production team at CBS TV station is on strike recently. I can recruit people, including a team of screenwriters who I am very optimistic about.

MGM was jointly acquired by Providence and Sony last month and laid off two film and television production teams, as well as the animation production team of DreamWorks. There has also been internal strife recently. The three founders want to sell DreamWorks. To Paramount, I can also poach people.

As long as the money is available, the film and television drama production team can be put together quickly.

Finally, there is copyright. I want to buy a batch of classic film and television works to enrich YouTube’s video library, as well as song copyrights. Many bloggers use various songs when making videos.

At the same time, I also need to buy the film and television adaptation rights of novels, games and comics, and accumulate IP for film and television production. I also learned this trick from you and your aunt. "

Hearing Annie's arrangement, Zhang Nanyi nodded, thinking there was no problem.

He thought of his plan for coming to the United States this time, and said: "In that case, then you can help me acquire a company called Digital Domain.

You may have heard of this company. It is a very well-known special effects company. Due to poor management, it has been heavily in debt recently. The founder, Scott, intends to sell the company.

I investigated the business situation in the digital field. This company is still the world's top in special effects production, and it still has many Hollywood blockbuster orders.

The reason why he is in debt is because Scott does not know how to manage and operate at all, and he expands and crosses borders indiscriminately.

Digital Domain has a good reputation in special effects production. If you acquire Digital Domain, eliminate redundant departments, and only focus on special effects production, the company will still make money.

The key is that the purchase price is not expensive, it can be done for about 1000 million, but we have to bear the company's debt. "

Digital Domain is now the second-largest special effects company in Hollywood, behind Industrial Light and Magic.

Blockbusters such as The Terminator, Titanic, and Lord of the Rings have participated in the special effects production and digital field, and Cameron was once a shareholder of this company.

There is nothing to say about the company's special effects technology. It is definitely the best in the world, especially the particle effects, which can be said to be the best in the world. It's a pity that the founder doesn't know how to run it.

For such a great company, the acquisition price is only about 1000 million, mainly due to debt issues.

Zhang Nanyi had read news about this company in his previous life and knew that Michael Bay, the director of Transformers, would buy the digital field next year, so he told Zhou Wenqiong's fund team early on to pay attention to the situation in the digital field.

When he came to the United States this time, he originally wanted to find a time to talk to Scott and buy the company.

After all, Zhang Nanyi's planned series of monster movies require top-notch special effects production. It is too slow to wait for the rise and development of domestic film special effects. Acquisition is the fastest and most effective way.

Moreover, after he acquired the digital field, he could also bring domestic teams over to exchange and learn, accelerating the development of domestic special effects.

Since Annie has this idea, simply use YouTube as the main body and let Annie acquire the digital field, and she will encounter less resistance.

Hearing Zhang Nanyi's words, Anne immediately nodded: "No problem, leave it to me. After I complete the acquisition, I will reorganize the debt and liquidate unnecessary assets." Zhang Nanyi gave two more instructions: "Copyright acquisition , you can pay attention to the comic copyrights scattered by Marvel, such as Iron Man, etc., and pay attention to the outsourced TV series to meet the preferences of the website audience.

People who watch dramas on YouTube are mainly young people, and the dramas they buy must have novel themes and be exciting enough.

The same goes for homemade dramas. "

The copyright of Iron Man at this time was at a bargain price, and no one paid any attention to it. It was not until 06 that Marvel bought back the copyright. It was a free bargain.

As for the dramas to buy, the one you can’t miss this year is the classic and phenomenal TV drama Prison Break.

Zhang Nanyi plans to let Annie buy the exclusive broadcast rights and the subsequent adaptation rights of Prison Break in advance.

Annie didn't pay attention to Marvel's copyright. She said: "You are an expert in the film and television drama industry. I will send you the drama purchase list. Please take some time to help us keep an eye on it.

Also, if you have time, you can help me write a few script frameworks, just a rough outline. I will find a professional screenwriter to fill in the details.

Once the production team is in place, I'll start filming. "

Zhang Nanyi touched Annie's head and said with a smile: "Do you really believe in my ability as a screenwriter? I may not be able to predict the preferences of American audiences."

Annie looked at Zhang Nanyi with admiration, "Of course I believe you, in my heart, you are omnipotent.

Moreover, good film and television dramas are all interoperable. As long as you are willing, you can definitely provide us with good scripts.

Yin Xin and I are just agents of YouTube. The company actually belongs to you. You can't just take care of Auntie and Xixi, you also have to take care of YouTube. "

Li Yinxin immediately cooperated and said: "Oppa, you are the best. I want to see your screenwriter's works."

The establishment of YouTube from scratch is an indescribable feeling for Annie and Li Yinxin.

At first, they just had a fun mentality, but gradually they developed feelings for the company they founded.

Li Yinxin also used her connections to get Sanxin Group to sign a huge advertising contract with YouTube.

Zhang Nanyi laughed loudly and said: "I have a lot of creative ideas for screenwriters, but how much I can write depends on the sincerity of the two of you."

Zhang Nanyi has watched all the classic rice dramas, including Breaking Bad, House of Cards, The Walking Dead, etc., as well as Game of Thrones adapted from A Song of Ice and Fire. It was very simple for him to write down the plot outline.

Li Yinxin boldly sat on Zhang Nanyi's lap and said in a charming voice: "Oppa, you are so domineering. We have worked so hard for you and yet we have to be bullied by you. It's so unfair~"

Zhang Nanyi patted Li Yinxin's butt and said with a smile: "At the airport just now, who agreed to be my secretary?

This is the job of a secretary. Are you going to regret it so soon? "

Li Yinxin was patted by Zhang Nanyi. Instead of being angry, she became flirtatious. She kissed Zhang Nanyi and said, "Of course I won't regret it. Secretary Li is always online, waiting for the boss's call at any time.

But I suggest that Oppa, you can not only write the script, but also star in it yourself.

If the drama you star in becomes popular on YouTube, it can also increase your popularity around the world. "

Li Yinxin's suggestion made Zhang Nanyi a little excited. It was mainly for filming rice dramas. There were no restrictions and he could do whatever he wanted.

Annie was also surprised by Li Yinxin's proposal. She didn't expect that Li Yinxin could be so smart.

Little did she know that Li Yinxin didn't think much about it. This proposal was just to let Zhang Nanyi stay in the United States longer so that she could see Oppa every day.

After all, Zhang Nanyi agreed to act in a rice drama and will most likely come to the United States to film.

Zhang Nanyi was only excited but did not take any action. He said, "Forget about filming for now. I will write a few script frameworks when I have time."

Zhang Nanyi's schedule during this trip to the United States was still very tight. After having dinner with Annie and Li Yinxin at noon that day, he accepted an exclusive interview with CBS TV in the afternoon.

This exclusive interview was arranged by Warner Music, and the topics discussed were basically music-related.

The next morning, Zhang Nanyi accepted an exclusive interview with Time Magazine. This interview was not arranged by Warner Music. After all, Time Warner sold Warner Music, and the relationship between Time Magazine and Warner Music is not harmonious now.

This interview was actively invited by Time Magazine. Because of Zhang Nanyi's popularity, Time Magazine had long wanted to interview Zhang Nanyi. They had made two appointments in China before, but Zhang Nanyi declined both times.

This time Zhang Nan came to the United States alone to promote a music album, and the two parties hit it off immediately.

The interview with Time Magazine was more in-depth, covering all aspects, and there was also a cover shoot, so Zhang Nanyi stayed here for a day before finishing the work.

There are no activities planned tonight, so Zhang Nanyi plans to relax with his two secretaries.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the office building, he received a call from Zhou Wenqiong, asking him to have dinner.

(End of this chapter)