To be honest, the current popularity of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has far exceeded Principal Wang's expectations. Originally, this investment was just for Zhou Dongsheng.
Just like the original investment in Little Man Media, if Liu hadn't put in the effort and Zhou Dongsheng's performance really convinced him, he would not have chosen to invest in Little Man Media.
As for the current valuation of Little Man Media, just relying on the large number of anchors who have performed well on the live broadcast platform, the conservative valuation will definitely not be less than one billion, even if it doubles again, it is not an exaggeration.
When Zhou Dongsheng confidently pointed at his head and said, "This is worth 50 million," Principal Wang thought it was interesting that this young man was young and frivolous, but now it seems that it is indeed too conservative.
And now if Principal Wang wants to cash out, I'm afraid many people will rush to get it. Although the live broadcast industry is booming now, for the wolf-like capital, it is obviously still a situation where there is more monks and less meat.
And Little People Media is definitely a delicious piece of cake.
In the capital market, money-making projects are always scarce chips, but capital is the most indispensable thing.
After all, for investment institutions, the more money they have, the more anxious they become. If they cannot make money and compound interest, then for them, the money in their hands is equivalent to depreciating all the time.
At the very least, it must ensure that it outperforms the inflation rate. This seemingly simple problem becomes obviously more difficult to achieve the larger the amount of funds.
But the magical thing is that this problem does not seem to exist for Zhou Dongsheng. He always seems to be able to accurately pick up the piece of gold during the big waves and wash the sand, and steadily pocket it.
Although Zhou Dongsheng often talks about luck, once or twice can be said to be luck. The more times he does it, in the opinion of Principal Wang, this is obviously Zhou Dongsheng's unique talent.
If it weren't for this talent, Zhou Dongsheng would not have been able to reach the heights he is today from scratch, let alone get the attention and appreciation of some big shots.
Now, he already has the qualifications to be on an equal footing with himself, and can still chat and laugh with him. The speed of his rise in a very short period of time is indeed astonishing.
Especially when Principal Wang witnessed it with his own eyes, he felt it was more intuitive. So when Zhou Dongsheng expressed his optimism about the sharing economy, he had some doubts about his judgment.
In particular, the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is now not only popular in the domestic market, occupying half of the Internet cafe market, but also has the qualifications to be on par with League of Legends on the live broadcast platform.
In the overseas market, when Wang Yi led the team to participate in overseas exhibitions, it undoubtedly received the most votes from players during the game exhibition and won the title of the most popular new game, further opening up PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in overseas markets.
Fame and market.
Especially when such a well-made, interesting game with competitive competitive mechanics is presented to players, and it’s even released for free...
The vast majority of overseas players have no ability to resist this and have joined the ranks of chicken players one after another.
Compared with the shameless act of splitting the two major modes of "h1z1" into two games and selling them separately at the original price, there is no doubt that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds can suppress them.
Who can refuse "free money"? Even if you know it's a trap, you can't do anything about it. After all, the cheese on the mousetrap is too tempting. I love the mouse the most...
Compared with the performance of most domestic games that are not adapted to the local conditions in overseas markets, today's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has undoubtedly broken this stereotype.
Although it is still losing money and making money in the overseas market, its performance in the domestic market has been rising since the official launch of the server, and it has begun to show its terrifying ability to attract money.
Even if he hasn't seen the revenue report of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Principal Wang can confidently say that the first month's revenue of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is definitely in hundreds of millions. It's hard to say what number it starts with, but... it definitely doesn't start with 1.
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Such a game is undoubtedly a cash cow that can continuously produce cash, and this one produces gold!
And this cash cow, as well as his 10% shares, are all thanks to Zhou Dongsheng. It is really easy to get this money.
The law that investment involves risks is obviously still open to question for Zhou Dongsheng.
Maybe... we can take a look at the performance of this shared bicycle project to see if Zhou Dongsheng continues his miraculous performance, or has the myth been shattered?
Principal Wang's thoughts were spinning a thousand times, and Zhou Dongsheng naturally had no idea about this. However, when it came to the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Zhou Dongsheng said with great interest.
"Speaking of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, I think the professional league of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds should be put on the agenda. Taking advantage of the current popularity, it is undoubtedly a logical thing to do it simultaneously."
"As for this matter, I need to trouble Principal Wang a lot. But with the experience of hosting the LPL league, I think it will be a piece of cake for Principal Wang."
Zhou Dongsheng said in a teasing tone, and under the auspices of Principal Wang's deep pockets, the LPL league has completely changed its appearance. Not only has it had a new logo, but the venue has also been replaced by the tall Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center.
Since the start of the S6 Spring Split, the commentators, players, and audiences have all received rave reviews.
The LPL League has indeed started from the S6 season and started to take off in the venue of Hongqiao Tiandi, and it will be the same in the following year.
And this successful experience is undoubtedly the best shortcut for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds who want to embark on the road of e-sports. This is also the main reason why Zhou Dongsheng pulled Principal Wang on board.
After all, in the three-acre land of e-sports, Principal Wang's current status is definitely very light. Whether it is the chairman of the e-sports league or the Banana Game that hosts the LPL league, he has a leading position in the field of e-sports.
Unique influence.
"I'm just saying, it's not so easy to get the benefits of your kid. My feelings are waiting for me here. This is naturally no problem, but this league system cannot be achieved overnight."
"It took the LPL league two years to build a rough framework, and it has only begun to take shape after these years of improvement. Although it is an advantage as a latecomer, it is difficult to have the corresponding players to support a league right away...
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"Let's test the waters by setting up a national Internet cafe league first. We will start with auditions at major Internet cafes, then go from city competitions to provincial competitions, and finally we will gather in Magic City for the finals. I have already thought of the venue. I'm looking for a network
The Yu Internet Cafe has just been launched, and the news of the establishment of a formal league will be released in the finals..."
"If everything goes well, I can pull up a grassroots team for a league in the second half of the year. Not to mention several mainstream e-sports clubs, I can bring you over, as well as your IM club..."
"But given the game mechanics of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, at least 25 teams are needed..."
After opening up his thoughts, Principal Wang also talked non-stop, and his thoughts were particularly clear. Obviously, in the field of e-sports, Principal Wang is indeed a bit real.
"Forget it, I won't say too much. I am short-handed and soft-spoken. This matter will be taken care of by me." Principal Wang readily agreed and took the matter into his own hands.
Zhou Dongsheng was not polite about this, he leaned back lazily and stretched, "I can rest assured that Principal Wang will do things, so I would rather be respectful than obey."
"You kid got an advantage and you still act like a good boy, right?" Principal Wang scolded with a smile.