‘Conciliation’ talks with Facebook are not going anywhere anytime soon.
After experiencing all kinds of perfunctory, coping, targeting and competition before, both parties actually do not have a good foundation for cooperation, and naturally there will be no opportunity to sit down and talk face to face.
Therefore, across an ocean and several time zones apart, the only thing that matters is speed.
But as for Bolang, it actually doesn't matter now.
Just take your time.
As a result, there was no precise information for a while, but there was some news about the content of the overseas plan.
It really goes with that saying, if the money is in place, anything can be said easily.
The content industry summit on the 3rd ended because Wen Liang specifically approached Wang Sanri, who patted his chest and gave Wen Liang the necessary assurance.
Fatty Wang considered various factors, including industry conditions, common practices in overseas markets, etc., and finally proposed a pilot plan.
Adapt Panlong, a popular work in overseas markets, into a comic.
Published in serial mode.
It’s a serialized model in overseas markets where you make and publish at the same time.
Fatty Wang’s idea is that since the written work is so popular, he will try to promote a comic version. If the comic version is well received, then he will organize people to start a comic-adapted drama in a format that is common in overseas markets.
Each episode is 1 hour long, with a total of about 12 episodes.
There is nothing wrong with this plan from a commercial perspective. Fatty Wang still has the habit of being responsible to his sponsors after living in Hong Kong for so many years.
BTI did not make a sudden advance just because it had allocated a huge amount of funds of US$1.5 billion.
According to the trend of the content that Bolang and White Goose want to spread, there are actually certain restrictions in terms of subject matter. Panlong, a model that uses Western fantasy skin to build the Eastern Hongmeng universe, is very popular in overseas markets, so of course it can
It’s a good choice right now.
With sufficient funds, sufficient promotion resources, and sufficient preliminary preparations, on Saturday the 23rd, the first painting of Panlong Comics was launched in overseas markets and domestic markets at the same time, and received a very good response.
There are corresponding discussions on major overseas social platforms.
The heat is pretty good.
For example, on range, #g dragon i has been viewed more than 50 million times in a short period of time.
Netizens from many regions said:
“I’m looking forward to the next painting, it’s very well made.”
"nie."
"A work of conscience."
"The long-awaited comic version."
So much so that bti i also became popular. Although many overseas areas are not very friendly to China and have prejudices, etc., the essence of human beings is that they are really fragrant.
There is nothing wrong with this either.
Domestic netizens also gave feedback. Although bti i only targets overseas markets, both Bolang and Baige have more complete operating products in China.
Each company purchases a license according to business rules.
Feedback points from domestic netizens mainly focus on:
"Oh my god, it's true that Bolang would have known if he had taken action. It's been four or five years since I read the book Panlong, but it's unexpected that the comic has been modified so exquisitely because of its popularity in overseas markets."
"Yes, yes, the first painting is a bit too small, but it can be seen that the artist restored the original work very well. I have never seen such a good one."
"I heard that the drama is going to be changed..."
"Ah... don't, although, I'm a little scared. This kind of fantasy-themed drama... I'm so scared."
On the one hand, he praised the quality of the comics.
If the money is in place and there are teams and talents in China that can produce comics above the standard, there will be no technical threshold for this.
On the other hand, I was worried that the drama would ruin the original work.
This is not a joke. Nowadays, domestic film and television dramas are... very difficult to watch. The most popular ones in this era are anti-Japanese dramas and Qing palace dramas.
The acting skills of actors are also getting more and more eye-catching.
This kind of worry among netizens is normal.
However, the executive director of the project, Fatty Wang, is not worried at all. He is best at commercial film and television dramas. He has a good idea of how to select people and how to shoot them. Moreover, the funds are not tight, so he can obviously produce results.
bti has given guidance on actors’ salaries and other aspects.
What you want is the best results.
If you don't act well or do well, no matter how famous you are, get out.
So as not to be embarrassed and sent abroad.
However, Fatty Wang was so busy that he felt like he had lost weight.
Before the comic adaptation, he was busy focusing on the effects and team formation. After the first painting of the comic adaptation received a very good response, he had more things on his head.
Because major content producers in overseas markets prefer to build series.
Such as the famous Marvel series and the DC Universe series.
Obviously, from the perspective of bti, a company, there will be such a long-term plan.
It’s just that BTI’s long-term plan is mainly to create a mythical universe.
For example: the four stages of the Fengshen universe, the four stages of the Journey to the West universe, etc.
Among them, the fourth phase of Fengshen Universe has even completed the planning draft.
specifically is:
The first stage: "Nezha", "Jiang Ziya", "Nezha 2", "Yang Jian", "Ji Fa", "The Romance of the Gods 1: Fengming Qishan"
The second stage: "Nezha 3", "Yang Jian 2", "Ji Fa 2", "Lei Zhenzi", "Fengshen Yanyi 2: King Wu Conquers Zhou"
The third stage: "Tu Xingsun and Deng Chanyu", "Ji Fa 3: Civil War", "Jiang Ziya 2", "Lei Zhenzi 2", "Huang Tianhua vs. the Four Generals of the Demon Family", "Jiang Ziya 3", "Shen Gongbao", "
The Romance of the Gods 3: Killing Immortals and Connecting to Heaven"
The fourth stage: "Lei Zhenzi 3", "Yang Jian 3: Seven Monsters of Meishan", "Fengshen Yanyi 4: The Battle of Muye"
Don't ask, it's just for fun that Mr. Wen, Mr. Wen, was writing for fun when he was bored.
We, Mr. Wen, were even bored enough to ‘write’ the four stages of the Journey to the West universe.
This kind of draft plan is a direction.
As long as the first step can be promoted, money will naturally be spent to implement it later. At that time, there will naturally be a large number of content industry personnel to analyze traditional myths and stories and find the best route for commercialization.
So, Fatty Wang has now started another line, doing Nezha.
There is something else that keeps Fatty Wang busy: martial arts film and television dramas.
You can’t just have a mythological universe, and a martial arts series is also a must.
Fortunately, in this regard, our country's literary works are not bad, and the works of famous writers such as Jin Yong and Gu Long are not bad.
That’s a big pain for Fatty Wang.
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As the export of content overseas is gradually gaining momentum, the conciliatory negotiations between Bolang and Facebook are gradually moving on the right track.
Because of the current increasingly complex market environment, Facebook is gradually feeling more pressure.
The ferocity of Bolang has already been fully demonstrated. Although the launch of ta developers' registration as members has no impact on Facebook's business, Facebook analysts have also sensed an inevitable trend.
Analysts believe that the Xinghai brand series under Bolang Terminal already has a hardware ecological foundation in overseas markets.
I think that Bolang Terminal has done a good job in defining the main handheld entertainment center, and Bolang launched the application first, vertically from the application to the hardware, and the effect is very good.
The Facebook team believes that Sta Apps will definitely become the main mobile application ecosystem, and because even official programming languages are launched, it is likely to quickly close the gap and then feed back the hardware, eventually becoming the third largest application in the true sense.
ecology.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Facebook, which has begun large-scale mobileization, to avoid Sta apps.
Considering that Bolang still holds shares in Facebook, which is disgusting for Facebook, they must reach the best settlement with Bolang in the shortest possible time to avoid greater capital risks for Facebook.
Analysts believe that Facebook's crisis does not only come from the capital market, but that the international version of Xiaocheng Book and the international version of QQ, which have already formed a trend, will become important bargaining chips.
Since 4G networks have gradually become popular in overseas markets, the mobile Internet trend has become unstoppable.
then……
After struggling for a few days, a senior vice president of Facebook had a conversation with Li Ze.
Although Mr. Ze is just an ordinary vice president of Bolang Group, and he is also considered a firefighter, and his main job is the CEO of Bolang Terminal, Mr. Ze is still very good at his external appearance.
Faced with Facebook's senior vice president, Mr. Ze obviously would not show too much concern.
The person over there spoke English and spoke politely, and then the translator conveyed: "Your Excellency Mr. Ze, we believe that both of us have a very good basis for cooperation and common interests..."
"Your Excellency Mr. Ze..."
The other party's Chinese translator also came up with a very awkward title, "Your Excellency Mr. Ze", and Li Ze couldn't complain.
Li Ze said slowly in Chinese: "In fact, we have always been sincere. We hope that both you and I can have in-depth cooperation. The bti company under our group operates a social platform..."
"this……"
"Cooperation is a very important spirit. I don't think there is anything we can't agree on."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Ze is right."
"..."
Li Ze's attitude is actually rather perfunctory. From the perspective of Bolang Group, Facebook shares should be disposed of as soon as possible. It is of little significance to hold them.
Next, the friction between the two parties in various fields will be significantly intensified. With Bolang's consistent dirty methods in overseas markets, Facebook's stock price will definitely be a bit precarious.
At that time, it would be difficult to take action.
If you can't afford to do loss-making trading, don't do it.
Being long is not as good as being short.
Speaking more selfishly, going long is the behavior of the Bolang Group, while shorting is the behavior of the asset management company, and it is the own interests of the co-founders of Bolang.
It cannot be said that Wen Liang has already decided through the shareholders' meeting to allocate the production materials of Bolang Group. Wen Liang and the others immediately became saints and did not even make overseas money themselves.
There is no such way to play.
Let’s talk about picking up money, who can refuse, right?
Anyway, asset management companies don’t interfere, but some people do. In the end, they might end up like Tim, cooperating with the capital behind them to short Apple...
but!
It cannot be said that the Facebook shares should be disposed of as soon as possible, and Mr. Ze’s presence will not be needed.
Had it not been for Mark Zucker's intervention, this settlement would have been delayed as long as possible.
Anyway, Bolang wasn't that anxious.
In this regard, Facebook's senior vice president is not stupid. It can be seen from Li Ze's attitude on the phone.
Naturally, Mark Zucker had to step in.
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Wednesday the 27th.
Mark Zach and Li Ze had a video call across the Pacific Ocean.
Mark Zach finally chose to lower his head and talk to Li Ze. He was not even as good as an Apple executive. At least he came to Yangcheng and met Wen Liang in person.
Mark Zucker had been manipulated for several months, and he didn't even have a chance to meet Wen Liang through the machine, let alone have a conversation.
The translator was still the same person, still using that strange title: "Hello, Mr. Ze, my name is Mark Zach. Nice to meet you."
"Me too." Li Ze had a formulaic smile on his face.
"I have some ideas for our cooperation on social platforms."
"I also have some ideas."
"..."
Li Ze's attitude was still the same, formulaic, coping, indifferent, and perfunctory.
Is there any possibility of cooperation between Xiaocheng Book International Edition and Facebook?
Normally there is not.
Not even under unusual circumstances.
Both sides want the other to die.
It's just a reason.
The two parties mainly discussed in a tactful manner how Bolang could transfer its shares to Facebook and Facebook should show the necessary sincerity.
Facebook doesn't want to give in too much.
I just want to use money to solve it.
But it can't give too much money, it just offers a 10% premium based on the existing stock price, which works out to about 38.1 billion yuan.
Bolang’s total investment is 33.9 billion yuan.
In other words, you can earn 4.2 billion yuan by changing hands.
This thing can make serious money by riding a horse.
Even the main body of Facebook alone cannot come up with so much cash, and there is a very complicated operation behind it.
So the first exchange only made slight progress.
Both sides pretty much know each other's bottom line.
Bolang needs benefits, substantial benefits, because Bolang operates the same social platform and is in competition with Facebook.
However, the Facebook insta version that Bolang originally needed was suddenly reduced to a "tasteless" one.
In other words, Bolang's delaying tactics were successful.
The main reason is that Bolang's initial investment is often far higher than that of similar products in the same industry, and it is all forced to spend money first.
When the internal beta version of sode was launched, it received high praise from developers in overseas markets for the company Bolang, who believed that Bolang pays attention to everyone's interaction, service, and experience. After that, Bolang opened up a deeper situation...
…………
Finally, after a total of three communications.
Li Ze had full and necessary communication with Mark Zucker.
After various bargainings, Bolang and Facebook finally reached a settlement.
Facebook paid a one-time cash payment of 38.2 billion yuan to uukanshu www.uukanshu.com to repurchase the Facebook shares held by Bolang and carry out a certain scale of joint cooperation in the field of social platforms.
In layman's terms, it's mutual promotion.
When the size gap between different platforms is very large, it is naturally Bolang who makes the profit.
Nothing else.
Anyway, Bolang just wants to dispose of Facebook shares and take away the funds as quickly as possible, and everything else is considered as extra.
As for Facebook’s suspension and adjustment and other messy things, that’s all Facebook’s business.
what is interesting is……
The settlement was reached on April 1st, April Fool's Day.
Another interesting thing is that Bolang's related business has announced in advance that it will launch the official version of sode on April 1st... -
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