"We can cooperate in anything, but are you still worried that Penguin Ma is short of money? Look, no matter what we do, we have to find a backer... For Jackie just now, his temporary backer is you, and he wants you to help him. But. But.
Do we need a backer? Yes! Penguin Horse is good."
"I'm already working with Ma et al."
"Are you afraid that you have too many backers? Ma et al is very strong in business. I heard that you have talked with him a few times, but you haven't talked about it... That's not the case with Penguin. They only invest money and don't export values.
If you don’t fire your people, you can replace them with others, what do you think?”
Among Fang Yi's many businesses, there is actually only one that is short of money, and that is the video network.
There are currently two main costs for the video network. One is the copyright cost - this is why Lao Zhang insists on pulling Ma et and Fang Yi to cooperate. One is to give money and the other is to give content. From 2006 to 2012, in the past six years,
The major video networks’ spending on copyrights has increased at an incredible rate, with an average increase of 500 times.
Three years ago, "New Three Kingdoms" sold an online copyright of one million for a sky-high price. "Latent" cost 10,000 yuan per episode, and "Great Qin Empire" cost 25,000 yuan per episode... In just the past two years, last year's "New Three Kingdoms" sold for 1 million yuan.
Zhugege" was sold to Souhu for an asking price of 20 million.
The drama king "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is even more exaggerated. Lux.com bought it for 20 million and resold it to other platforms. The total copyright revenue in a single year exceeded 100 million, and this happened every year. It can be called Zhou Zhoujia's wisest investment.
It is equivalent to that in a very short period of time, the cost of purchasing dramas on online video platforms far exceeded that of TV stations. This was something that practitioners could not have expected at the beginning.
Another cost is the cost of bandwidth. In recent years, home network speeds have increased rapidly, and viewers generally require high video bit rates and high resolutions. The bandwidth cost of Souhu Video Network reached 980 million last year, and is expected to increase to nearly 3 billion this year.
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Therefore, Zhang Chaoyang had to establish a good relationship with Ma et and find a new father for his video network. His Souhu neck scarf defeated Xinlang scarf. It was a time when his net worth had skyrocketed, but it was far behind Souhu video network.
The amount of money. A few days ago, Zhang Chaoyang attended a government-led online media conference and publicly asked for his father:
"Only companies that have achieved huge success in social networks and e-commerce, such as Penguin and Ahri, can afford to play. If we rely on our own money to play, this bottomless pit cannot afford to play."
The host asked: "Then do you want to cooperate with Penguin or Ahri?"
"Souhu has cooperated with Ahri, but Souhu will not reject others."
Fang Yi's two-dimensional short video network was developed from a forum. Currently, there is no copyright cost. It is still selling Japanese dramas, Korean dramas and major animations. Users upload their own resources - taking advantage of a loophole, but there will always be a day when it will be formalized. This loophole
It won't last long for him.
Almost all video networks cannot be self-reliant. The world recognizes Big Daddy, and Daddy is also looking for a son, because Big Daddy also needs to close the media loop and implement the so-called big entertainment strategy, and shortcomings cannot be tolerated. Fang Yi’s two-dimensional video network does not
Well-known names like Souhu and iQiyi are still attracted by people and are very optimistic about them.
The raccoon horse has come, and so has the penguin horse. The two fathers have joined the battle, and now it’s up to them which one they want to recognize first.
Wang Tao said: "I have raised money twice this year, and the biggest gain is Penguin. As long as the performance is getting better, he will not point fingers, just like an invisible person - I have been in contact with Ahli, you think I have not been in contact with him
But? They have their own ideas, which may not be the same as mine. I hate them, as if they must be particularly awesome?"
Fang Yi: "Others are really awesome, they get up very quickly."
"——That's not what you think! I know that your film company... cooperated with Ahri during the Republic era, and you both hold equity in each other... Very good. Only when the money is settled can you make movies with peace of mind."
He said: "But since you have made up your mind to find one father, then look for a third, fourth... until you are the biological father and the rest are wild fathers. If you only have a relationship with Ah Li,
Cooperation, and it’s so strong, it’s not clear who is the father in the end.”
Fang Yi was amused by his metaphor: "I know this principle. I will pay attention to it."
"As you know, I have also had this feeling from many investors I have met recently - either none, or many." The two of them opened the ventilation window in the corridor and took a breath of fresh air.
Fang Yi asked: "I heard that you came to Beijing recently and met up to sixteen investors a day. The meetings were so intensive. When is DJ expected to go public?"
"I hope it's next year. Then we'll all be rich, you know, super rich."
"The current valuation of High-Level Capital is 68 billion, and the valuation of Sequoia Capital is 10 billion, which is US dollars! Do you know, the valuation the year before last was only 500 million US dollars. It's too fast. Nothing happens so fast, not even your movie.
quick!"
Wang Tao couldn't help but look into the distance, as if he could see Pengcheng two thousand kilometers away across the horizon. "But there are also some troubles that prevent it from being listed on the market. I'm still dealing with it."
"What trouble?"
"Leaking secrets..." Wang Tao said helplessly, "Now some people are using our drones to do some inhumane things, such as small-scale low-intensity warfare. This has military value."
“Wouldn’t it mean that it can’t be listed on the market?”
"IPO is just about using future money now. If something is valued at 10 billion U.S. dollars, then it will be worth 10 billion U.S. dollars regardless of whether it sells or not."
Fang Yi: "Or more?"
"I'd like to lend you some good advice." Wang Tao was a little high-spirited. "You can stop having contact with those people in the future." He turned back and glanced at the box. "The new era has come, and they can no longer be a backer. Take a look, maybe they can come."
It’s up to us. When is it now? It’s our time.”
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It was almost ten o'clock when Wang Tao said these heroic words. He was too drunk and was helped away by his assistant.
There was nothing left to say. Fang Yi rejected the request of his eldest brother Cheng. Although Yang Shoancheng tried his best to mediate, the relationship between the two was going to be awkward for a while.
We have to wait until "Zodiac" is released and the box office is very good, then Professor Guan and Jackie will start their "brotherhood" business again.
It's normal for actors to have a falling out, and it's also normal for them to reconcile. It's not worth going into detail.
When the eldest brother becomes his wife, he is clear about settling scores. Who will take him seriously?
Fang Yi couldn't drive after drinking, but Guo Fan didn't. This time it was Director Guo's turn to be the driver. And in the underground garage, he saw Liu Mi again.
Liu Mi was quite quiet at the dinner party. According to Guo Fan, she stayed quiet throughout the dinner and hardly chatted with anyone.
The parking boy did something embarrassing. The two cars were parked side by side. So Fang Yi, the co-pilot, was facing Liu Mi, who was holding the steering wheel. Their eyes met, and Fang Yi nodded inadvertently.
After all, he is a director, and he meant, "Today's test screening was good, and it was a pleasure working with you." However, in Liu Mi's view, it seemed as if Mr. Fang was praising her for not causing trouble and ruining Director Fang's reputation.
Or just to show off, "I'm making it public! Hey! Guess who's not on it?"
"You~"
As a result, Liu Mi gritted her teeth, rolled her lower lip back and forth, and glanced at Fang Yi. Her Mercedes Benz also sped out a bit and got ahead of Fang Yi, leaving a butt of cigarette behind.
Guo Fan said calmly: "Although she said goodbye to our car, her car was bought and our car was given as a gift. So although she briefly surpassed us, she is actually not as good as us."
Fang Yi applauded: "Well said!"
"Director Fang, if she is coming today or not, you said why she is coming, she cannot come specifically to see you. I think she still minds. If she really doesn't mind, then she won't come."