Wenxue Network is located in an inconspicuous office building in Yangpu District, just like Wenxue Network is inconspicuous among many companies in Shanghai.
After all, as the Pearl of the Orient, there are hundreds of thousands of small and micro enterprises like Wenxue Network. People come here all the time with entrepreneurial dreams, and at the same time, there are also people who leave sadly.
Behind the so-called drunkenness and wealth is the "one general success and ten thousand bones" of countless entrepreneurs. In contrast, Wenxue Network has undoubtedly taken several steps on this road.
Zhou Dongsheng and his party came to the office building and saw a group of people standing downstairs from a distance. The leader was wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, his naturally curly hair was slightly messy, and his ordinary appearance did not make any difference in the crowd.
resolution.
Well, he really has the standard "one who achieves great things" appearance.
When the eyes of the two parties met, they confirmed that the other person was the one they were waiting for. Yang Luyu greeted him with a bright smile on his face.
"I guess this is Mr. Zhou from Dongsheng Investment, right? I've admired him for a long time!" Yang Luyu extended his hand very politely, not showing any contempt at all because of Zhou Dongsheng's young appearance.
It was precisely because Zhou Dongsheng was young that Yang Luyu paid more and more attention to this person.
After all, to be able to control a large-scale investment company at a young age, you either have a good father or a good grandpa. No matter which one it is, it basically requires someone with a background and a solid background.
On behalf of the descendants.
There is always nothing wrong with being polite, not to mention that the other party is still an investor, so that is not Party A’s identity.
"Mr. Yang is so polite. He even came down to greet us. I'm really flattered." Zhou Dongsheng said slightly surprised.
This was Zhou Dongsheng's first experience with this kind of treatment, and whether he was investing in Huang Zheng or Cai Haoyu, these two big guys were quite difficult to maintain. It took Zhou Dongsheng's old tricks to finally facilitate the investment.
However, these two big guys have the capital to be proud of. Whether it is Huang Zheng's connections, entrepreneurial experience, or the "Honkai" IP created by Cai Haoyu, they are all scarce chips on the negotiation table.
If Zhou Dongsheng hadn't taken advantage of him and caught him off guard, he wouldn't have been able to win these two investments so easily.
Compared with these two investments, Yang Luyu is undoubtedly insignificant. There is no comparison at all in terms of the current company size and future prospects.
After all, the peak of Wenxue Network was sold to the Toutiao Group for only US$1 billion, barely worth a fraction of the former.
Thinking of this, Zhou Dongsheng felt as if he was a little distracted. Even a billion US dollars could be treated so lightly, ahem.
Getting back to the topic, Yang Luyu said very politely: "Yes, thank you for thanking Mr. Zhou for coming all the way from Yangcheng. For our Wenxue Network, Mr. Zhou is a noble person."
"We haven't even written about these horoscopes yet. Isn't it too early to say that he is a noble person?" Zhou Dongsheng joked.
Yang Luyu said sternly: "If the transaction cannot be concluded, benevolence and justice remain. Even if the investment cannot be negotiated, Mr. Zhou can give us some suggestions, which will benefit a small company like ours a lot."
"Hey, Mr. Yang is being too polite. Wenxue Network can make short videos popular overseas. It is definitely not a small company. After all, this is something that even giants like Tenda have not done."
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. Yang Luyu's gesture made Zhou Dongsheng feel a little embarrassed and quickly returned the salute with his backhand.
The two of them laughed and exchanged greetings, and the group of people walked to the elevator while chatting. Naturally, they had to go back to the company to discuss this important matter.
Arriving on the 15th floor, a huge one-story office building, Wenxue Network only occupies a corner of the space. Compared to Dream Technology and Mihayo, its scale is indeed small.
The office area is clearly visible, and there are probably only twenty or thirty people there.
Yang Luyu smiled implicitly, "Mr. Zhou was made to laugh. The company is in the start-up stage, and all funds are spent on operations. This place and personnel are a bit cramped."
"Not all startup companies are like this. On the contrary, I feel that the whole company is full of vitality. No wonder the products can be made so well."
Zhou Dongsheng boasted casually, and a group of people came to the conference room to divide the Chu River and Han boundaries and sat across from each other.
"Originally, I thought that no domestic capital would be interested in short videos. Our company has also begun to look for overseas capital for financing. I didn't expect that Mr. Zhou would appear at this juncture."
"If I have a choice, I still want to find domestic capital cooperation so that we can reach more consensus on concepts and strategies."
Yang Luyu was the first to bring up the topic and said with a smile.
“When I saw your company’s product for the first time, I couldn’t believe it was actually made by a domestic team. And when the domestic short video industry is declining, your company can go against the rules and become popular overseas. It is indeed very impressive.
amazing."
"However, I am very curious, why is such an interesting software not considered to be promoted in China?" Zhou Dongsheng asked, changing the topic.
When asked this question, Yang Luyu also showed a hint of helplessness on his face, "We launched this music short video software in 2014. At that time, there were Tenda Weishi, Kuaishou and Xiaokaxiu in China.
Competition is fierce.”
"And our company's operations team only has a dozen people. Compared with other competitors, both manpower and funds are very limited."
"That's why we had no choice but to choose the strategy of overseas development because European and American pop culture has strong personalities and labels. To open up the global market, we should start with these strong cultures."
"Being rooted in the soil of European and American pop culture and absorbing nutrients, and using this as a starting point, has also allowed us to develop very smoothly in Southeast Asia and other regions."
"Judging from our current results, more than 70% to 80% of traffic originates from Europe and the United States, while the remaining 10% to 20% originates from Southeast Asia. As for domestic traffic, there is almost no. 70%
This is enough to prove that the strategy we chose is right."
Yang Luyu did not hide his pride at all. His previous attitude was just to express his goodwill to his "financier father", but when it comes to the proud work of his company's painstaking efforts, he should be proud of it.
It has to be said that Yang Luyu is able to find a new way in the cracks of the short video industry and achieve certain results overseas, which must be outstanding.
However, the vast majority of people cannot escape the limitations brought by the limitations of the times. Only the rare and powerful people can transcend the times and have a glimpse of the future.
Zhou Dongsheng is naturally not a big shot who transcends the limitations of the times, but... he is a little person who has truly had a glimpse of the future!
It is precisely because he knows the future trajectory of short videos that Zhou Dongsheng is interested in the short music video of Wenxue Network. Compared with the future valuation of US$1 billion...
Zhou Dongsheng is even more looking forward to introducing it to the domestic market in advance and preemptively deploying it. Is it possible to seize the domestic short music video market in advance and form a head start effect?
