Chapter 13 Study Lu Xiaoran (4/6)
Lu Qibai denied that he had transformed into an investor...
It does not belong to the tmt venture capital circle. Although it invested in ByteDance and B station, it is all about setting up the movie ecosystem.
It is clear that doing content is your main business.
This is different from Huayi. Huang Zhongjun even organized several "investor exchange meetings" and said to the outside world that "investment is charming, the Internet is the direction we value very much". He also made trouble in the tmt venture capital circle and led the investment in the A-round financing of the mobile game publisher Xianyu Game...
"Movies are different from other fields, and they need a cycle! So much capital is pouring in in a crazy way, and it takes time to digest it. This cycle will take 1-2 years. So, there will be a lot of movies released in the past two years!"
"Then, as fragmented time becomes more and more, time cost has become something that the audience cares more. This is reflected in daily cultural consumption, and is reflected in the change of audience consumption needs and the shift to quality requirements."
"Audiences become more demanding, more caring and more picky than they used to be because they measure the question of whether time is worth it."
"I think after 2016, if there is no movie that is really worth watching in the cinema, I may not go to the cinema."
"This situation will make the audience pay more attention to the movie itself. When we talk about making movies, content is the king, which is what we mean!"
"Typeization and industrialization must be the future direction of Chinese films."
"Look, when I talk about movies, I understand a lot. Today's Toutiao is really just an investment!"
The reporter from "Finance" smiled and asked the last question: "Which channel and content do you value more?"
"With the development of the Internet, the cost of monopoly channels is getting higher and higher, and the importance of content will be more prominent. I always believe that as long as the content I do is good content, there is no shortage of channels! Of course, the channel itself is also very important. What I am doing now is to broaden the boundaries of channels!"
...
I breathed a sigh of relief and finally ended this unique interview...
This time I really touched my mind!
For fear of being taken into the pit...
Although there are many questions asked by people, Lu Xiaoran doesn’t want to answer, but he has to answer them...
In fact, the interview means communication.
Communication is called communication, and pure praise has a meaning of slap!
I called Zhang Yiming and asked him to keep a low profile recently and not always talk about the superiority of the algorithm.
Also, maintain a certain degree of political sensitivity.
He just made a suggestion, it is hard to say whether Zhang Yiming would take it to heart.
After all, Toutiao's valuation reached US$11.2 billion in two years. Zhang Yiming is ambitious and feels that he is invincible in the world. He is so cold at the height. He may even be slapped...
After getting through these things, Lu Xiaoran went home.
It was already eight o'clock in the evening. As soon as I opened the door, I found that there were two pairs of women's shoes on the shoe rack. I asked, "Who is here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a rushing footsteps sounded in the room. Following Chen Zhixi, Zhong Lifang and Tangtang came over: "You are back!"
“…Isn’t there a lot of things going on lately!”
In order to get this done, Boss Lu spent about five days staying at ByteDance and came back very late every day...
Tangtang asked: "When did you invest in today's headlines?"
"In just 12 years, when ByteDance was first founded, I was considered an angel investor!"
I opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of ice water, took two sips, and then I regained a little bit of energy: "What's wrong?"
"No, I just think you are so awesome!"
“…What’s so awesome?”
Zhong Lifang was very interested: "They said that Toutiao is targeting Baidu, and it will definitely surpass Baidu in the future? Is it true?"
“…I don’t know.”
"When will the Series B financing be launched? We also want to participate in the investment!"
"…tmt venture capital, you can't invest as long as you want. The other party also needs to consider the investor's connections and strength. If you are Mahua Teng and Ma Yun, of course you can invest, but unfortunately, you are not!"
Boss Lu doesn't want to talk about this topic. In fact, he doesn't know much about the tmt circle. He is just a director and a kind of person who is involved in the entertainment industry...
"Has the script of Operation Mekong passed the review?"
“…No, I’ve been beaten back.”
“…No matter what it is, take a photo first!”
The script of "Operation Mekong" has more than fifty revisions...
‘Can’t abuse prisoners’, ‘Police cannot smoke’, ‘can’t torture confessions?’…
Then I'll take a picture of an egg?
First of all, why did Lu Xiaoran film "The Mekong River"?
Movies need to be good-looking only by outstanding values, scripts, and acting skills, rather than customized for celebrities’ fans.
Art can promote its own values without fear of being castrated.
He just wanted to tell the market that big-name commercial films are the king, don’t always be obsessed with so-called idols!
Of course, it’s useless now. Soon, “Tiny Times 3”, “The Witch of the Hundred Hair”, “There’s a Place Only We Know” will slap him in the face…
"By the way, the heroine must have capable short hair. Have you told the actor?"
"…I said that, your movie, let alone short hair, even bald heads, are rushing to get on!"
Boss Lu was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "You are too exaggerating."
"I'm exaggerating? Do you know what those little actors can do to be a show?"
“…active unspoken rules?”
"They will give money!"
"…Give money? I ask them to act, and they give me money?"
Chen Zhixi nodded: "It's true. Not only do I need a pay, I also offered a price of 2 million..."
“…This world is crazy!”
"You don't understand. Now, as long as you become famous, you can instantly enter the second tier. You can earn seven figures if you take on a variety show!"
"Okay, you guys talk first. I'll go upstairs to rest. I'll have to catch a plane to Yunnan tomorrow morning..."
...
Lu Qibai went upstairs, and the three of them looked at his back with different expressions.
How to say...
I was a little shocked. First, it was Netflix's shareholder, but now it is the major shareholder of Toutiao, so I can't see through him!
After all, Toutiao is eight hundred feet apart from Orange and is not close at all, so why is it related?
When investing in Netflix, he said he was optimistic about Netflix's development potential and used his own money...
Chen Zhixi suddenly asked: "Sugar production, how much is your man worth?"
"…have no idea."
Tangtang thought about it for a while, and she really didn't know Boss Lu's worth...
"Hurun Rich List" and "Forbes China Rich List" are just references. How can it be possible to accurately calculate Lu Xiaoran's value?
Zhong Lifang silently added: "I only know that his net worth will increase by at least 4 billion in a while!"
"…What's wrong?"
"Orange Pan Entertainment will be listed in two months, with a GEM with a valuation of 20 billion!"
“…How many shares does he own?”
"We hold 51% of the shares in total, and he holds 42% of the shares in 51%, you can count it yourself..."
Tangtang silently took out her cell phone: "42.84?"
"almost…"
Chen Zhixi asked gossip: "They say that men become bad if they have money. Why do I feel that Boss Lu hasn't changed much?"
"It hasn't changed much yet? Last time the guide association publicly bombarded the Beijing Circle, Huayi, the stall we cleaned up!"
"…I mean, did he become bad? He is innocent and has never heard of any bad reviews!"
Zhong Lifang suddenly looked at Tangtang: "You are really capable!"
"ah?"
"Can you manage a man so well!"
Chapter completed!