"By the way, Mr. Jing's strength is really unfathomable! At Mr. Jing's current level, they are all in business, but Mr. Jing and the rest of us are not playing the same game."
"Every one of us here has a net worth of 1 billion, right? We can be considered the smallest group of people in China, right? But when we do business, we are still in the stage of domestic involution in the industry. We don't deal with anyone.
Mr. Jing's opponents are directly rivals of European and American consortiums and clans from all over the world. They are completely beyond the concept of industry. Whatever business makes money, there must be consortiums and families behind these businesses.
.Awesome!”
Another person said: "Hey, it is said that Mr. Jing has recently turned his attention to rectifying the traffic. iQiyi's drama purchase model has changed, and now they are bidding on scripts. It is said that Phoenix Films is preparing a new long-form video website."
Some of Caozhuang’s friends are really involved in the film and television industry. This is not surprising. After the capital entered the film and television industry, the so-called Beijing and Hong Kong circles were hit to pieces. The rich are the bosses. Now in Beijing,
The Yangtze River Delta with the Magic City as the core, and the Pearl River Delta with Shenzhen City as the core.
At a rough glance, they are roughly the respective territories of Youaiteng. The capital behind iQiyi (formerly Baidu, later Phoenix) is in Beijing, and Tencent Video is in Shenzhen. Youku is in Beijing, but the capital behind it is Alibaba, which is in Jiangsu and Zhejiang
One area, that is, the Yangtze River Delta region.
So, is it surprising that money from Jinling, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, flows into film and television dramas?
Mr. Zhang is a fat man and said with a smile: "It is said that Phoenix Film and Television's long-form video website license has not been approved by the higher authorities. After all, this is not the era where video licenses were issued casually. However, it is said that Phoenix Film and Television has spent 150 million to acquire a small video website.
, is going through the name change procedures. But the rumors of script procurement have already been released. It is taking a similar route to iQiyi."
Mr. Feng said: "Hey, this is quite strange. How do they distinguish their respective business scopes internally? Are they engaging in homogeneous competition? Is iQiyi now listed on the Hong Kong stock market? Isn't this cannibalism?"
Mr. Zhang knows his business and said: "Old Feng, that's what I said, but after all, those who make video websites are human beings, and iQiyi is originally a listed company with a lot of stalls. Although Mr. Gong Yu and Mr. Gong are very cooperative with Mr. Jing's reforms,
, but it is impossible to make a U-turn in one step. Therefore, both websites are following the path of foreign Netflix, but the TV series and movies produced in the end are definitely not the same thing. There will be differences among users.
In addition, basically all of iQiyi’s original variety show and TV series producers have gone to establish a new company: Qiyi TV. In other words, Mr. Jing actually has three parent video websites.”
"With so many video websites, can Mr. Jing's funds be sustained? According to a meager statement by a screenwriter on the Internet, one video website has burned hundreds of billions in ten years.
Phoenix Group is said to be an Internet giant, but in fact we all know that Phoenix Group’s core Internet businesses are Uber and Phoenix Pay. It is difficult for these two companies to provide Phoenix Group with a large amount of cash flow, right? This is different from Tencent’s games and Alibaba’s
The income from e-commerce and Toutiao advertising is several levels different."
Mr. Han, a thin man in his fifties, sipped his wine and said: "Haha, everyone, you are all right in what you talked about, but do you think Jing is always stupid? In other words, what do you think of the Phoenix Group?
How much do you really know about profitability?”
"Old Han, who knows this? Phoenix Group is not a listed company. Uber, iQiyi, and Xiaoyuan Bicycle, which are already listed on the Hong Kong stock market, are not optimistic about their profits. They are meager because of their transformation, but their profits are slightly better. The rest of the companies are not
It’s a black box, who knows?”
Mr. Han shrugged, "So, you see, this is the problem. We don't know whether Phoenix Group is profitable or how much profit it makes in a year. Is it reasonable to speculate that they can't support three video websites?"
Cao Zhuang smiled and smoothed things over, "This topic can be left alone. As far as I know, Phoenix Fund is very profitable and has invested in many good companies in the industry. It is also criticized for its overbearing style. Their style is that you don't let me invest.
, I will vote for the competitor.
They are all imitating Mr. Jing’s approach. Several Xiangcheng takeout companies came out this way.
Of course, the Phoenix Fund’s income may not be enough to burn money and provide blood for video websites. Let’s not speculate on how it works.
The problem now is that there are so many large and small video websites in China, and the top three Youaiteng, plus Mango TV, are the only ones making money. If the Phoenix Group manages three major long-form video websites, then
What will happen?"
The fat Mr. Zhang immediately responded, "Hero of the world, Mr. Wei Jing! The standards of the Phoenix Group are the standards of the industry! This is the power of the relevant departments! If this continues, part of the power will naturally be transferred to the hands of the Phoenix Group."
Mr. Han said: "This move is to be the first in the world, gnaw the bones first, and then naturally eat the meat. I think the recent revision of iQiyi is really radical. Not only the model of purchasing dramas, but also the membership model
All value-added services were listened to.
The interface is clean and there are no memberships. I really want to rely on Netflix.
However, corresponding criticism is inevitable. It is estimated that some people will be afraid of it. Phoenix Film and Television’s long-form video website license was not approved, which may be due to this.”
"Oh, that's true."
"Awesome!"
"Great courage."
There was another sigh, and after the second round of drinking, Cao Zhuang was about to bring up the business of today's party. Mr. Zhang said with a smile: "Old Cao, Mr. Jing is always like a dragon. We all have no chance to meet him. We all
Now, I don’t want to ask how you and Mr. Jing got to know each other. You can tell us about Mr. Jing’s usual interests and hobbies, so that we can gain more knowledge.”
"That's right, tell me."
Cao Zhuang felt funny in his heart. These friends must not know why Mr. Jing favored him. And he would never tell it. He smiled and said: "How can I spread Mr. Jing's private affairs in private?"
of."
"Old Cao, this isn't interesting enough! It's just anecdotes from life, you picked them up. We didn't ask you to say anything bad about Mr. Jing."
"hey-hey."
Several people burst out laughing after saying this. What is Mr. Jing's biggest label? He is a young and romantic woman! In addition to his beloved wife, he has a confidante and a lover who are no less than a thirteen-bedroom concubine. It is said that there are various types of girls, young women, and mature women.
There are all of them, and they are all top quality.
In fact, at their age and level of wealth, men and women can see things very clearly. Who doesn’t like to play when they are young? Men will remain young until they die.
Cao Zhuang quickly bowed his hands and said, "Okay, okay. Let me tell you something you don't know. Mr. Jing likes to play football. As long as there is nothing else, he will definitely play 90 minutes of football every week. Moreover, Mr. Jing plays in the midfield.
It’s very good. I can play a main role in the amateur league in the capital city.”
"I really don't know."
"Say one more."
Cao Zhuang said helplessly: "Mr. Jing likes to drink tea more than coffee. Every year, he collects tea leaves everywhere. However, Mr. Jing's temperament is not willing to fight with others over such trivial matters, so he basically sells them at auctions.
Use money to solve problems. Those of us who are subordinates will keep an eye on it every year and help him take some pictures and give them to him."
"Old Cao, this is real stuff!"
"That's right, with the bad feet of our domestic men's football team, who still loves football? Investing in football has its own purpose. We don't expect to make money from football."
Cao Zhuang thought for a while, "Mr. Jing must be very fond of football. He invested in Leeds United, located in Birmingham, the third largest city in the UK. Last year it was promoted to the Premier League. This summer, he made a large investment of 50 million euros. This year, he invested in the Premier League.
The results are pretty good, and it is said that the club’s goal is the UEFA Cup.”
"Hey, we all need to support this!"
"Let's work together to book a box at Leeds United's home stadium. It's only a few million euros a year, right?"
"This is okay! Lao Cao?"
Cao Zhuang said: "You have to ask Miss Dong later. She is in charge of Leeds United." She is also the vice chairman and financial director. After one season, about three million euros should be no problem.
Okay, everyone, I want to talk about something serious. Currently, I have a fund project in hand. The return on investment is tentatively set at 10%, and the settlement time is half a year. The amount raised is expected to be more than 1 billion. I wonder if you are interested?"
"Old Cao, what kind of talk is this?"
Cao Zhuang smiled and said: "It is not convenient to disclose the specific project. I can only say that there is such a thing and the benefits."
Mr. Zhang said: "Okay, I'll pay 20 million to follow."
The remaining four people spoke out one after another, and 100 million in funds were collected.
Cao Zhuang raised his glass and said, "Happy cooperation!"
Tan Yunqiu went north to the capital to find General Manager Jing to report the plan, while he stayed in Jinling to raise some funds for operations.
