"Mr. Wu, do you have any ideas about bringing back the Singularity?"
In the hotel suite, as soon as Wu Weng sat down, Tang An, who was sitting next to him, spoke.
Wu Wen was shocked by these words. He didn't expect that it would be such a big deal when Tang An opened his mouth.
He thought that Tang An was interested in the copyright of something else and wanted to win it all together before "The Secret of the Dragon" was released.
From before entering the door, Wu Wen was thinking about how to sell at a high price without appearing too excessive.
If "The Secret of the Dragon" sells well, it will at least prove that it is feasible to adapt movies from online novels. Then the value of Singularity's extremely popular IPs will naturally increase.
Wu Wen calmed down and laughed twice.
"Dr. Tang, what do you mean?"
"Mr. Wu founded Singularity in 2002 and sold it to Shengda, which was at its peak, in 2004 for 15 million yuan. It has been seven years since I joined Shengda," Tang An asked with a smile.
Tang An's words reminded Wu Wen of the meeting, and he sighed slightly.
"Yes, it has been almost 10 years since Singularity was founded."
“Back then, Shengda had just returned from Nasdaq with great success, and Director Chen became the youngest richest man in the country. As the number one giant in the domestic Internet industry, Shengda was able to develop so rapidly with the support of Shengda.
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Wu Wen nodded without refuting, waiting for Tang An to continue.
"But now Mr. Chen's condition is still unknown, and Shengda is no longer what it used to be. In addition, in Shengda's eyes, Qidian is just one of the more important ones among its nearly ten stations. In their eyes, Shengda Literature is a whole.
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Tang An looked at him and said seriously, "But in my opinion, those websites combined are not as good as Singularity. Shengda Literature has dragged down the development of Singularity. There have always been differences of interest between Shengda Literature and Singularity."
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Wu Wen remained silent. This matter was no longer a secret within Shengda Literature. This was the conflict between the original Singularity team headed by him, the president, and the current CEO of Shengda Literature.
After a moment of silence, Wu Wen took the initiative to speak, "Then why did Director Tang come to me?"
"Take back your singularity." Tang An replied simply.
Many thoughts flashed through Wu Wen's mind. Now that the conflict between him and the CEO of Shengda Literature has not yet become irreconcilable, he naturally did not have such thoughts.
But Tang An's words made him think further.
He is just the president. The other person is the CEO, who came from Shengda. He is considered a close confidant of Chen Tianqiao. It is obvious who Shengda supports.
As for persuading the other party to change the strategy of Shengda Literature, the possibility is slim.
After Wu Wen figured it out, he looked at Tang An and saw that his expression was serious and he didn't seem to be talking casually, so he couldn't help but ask.
"Dr. Tang, the current market value of Singularity is about US$250 million."
"Given how important Singularity is to Shengda Literature, if it were to be acquired, it would cost at least US$300-350 million," Tang An added.
Originally, a year later, Wu Wen teamed up with several venture capital funds to repurchase Singularity for US$400 million. Chen Tianqiao was also willing to sell it, but he directly offered a sky-high price of US$700 million.
At that time, the market value of the entire Shengda Literature was only US$700 million.
Almost equivalent to the market value of one Bernard.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows the importance of singularity in winning great literature.
Wu Wen was still waiting for Tang An's plan, but Tang An shook his head, "I can't afford 300 million US dollars."
Before Wu Wen could show his disappointed look, Tang An continued.
"The most I can raise is 150 million U.S. dollars, and we can contact other venture capital companies and funds for the remaining 200 million U.S. dollars."
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"Mr. Wu, don't tell me that no other venture capital institution besides Shengda approached you back then?"
As the largest website in China, Singularity did have venture capital institutions wanting to raise funds.
Venture capital institutions like this kind of early-stage Internet companies the most, especially in a new industry. The prospects may be unlimited and the investment is low. Basically, you can cast a wide net to catch more fish.
Even if you invest in 10 companies, if one or two companies can develop, you will still make money.
Nowadays, Internet literature is developing faster and faster, and there is no shortage of speculators to get on board halfway.
After all, Qidian's "Fights Break the Sphere" has sold nearly 100 million yuan in sales in the mobile reading base in two years from the second half of 2009 to now.
According to the ratio of 6:2:2, the website’s revenue from the mobile reading base is 20 million, with an average of more than 10 million a year.
Coupled with the main website and other channels, the revenue is very considerable.
Tang An then discussed in detail with Wu Wen the prospects, development strategies, and full copyright development of online literature.
"Besides the singularity, 51% of the shares of Huawen Tianxia Publishing House must also be acquired. We must have our own publishing organization."
"In addition to the Singularity client, we also need to establish a bookstore platform that can be used as a channel to collect books from other websites. Nowadays, with the popularity of smart phones, the traffic of wireless terminals is increasing, and the sales of mobile reading bases are no longer better than those of all other websites.
The sum of website and client sales is much less.”
"We must win over 50% of Jin Chang's shares as much as possible. Compared with these fantasy, fairy tale, and romance books, they are more suitable for film and television adaptations."
Ideas were put forward one after another, some of which are feasible now, and some of which need to be realized in the future.
While chatting and laughing, it seemed as if the singularity had been taken down by them.
Originally, next year Wu Wen could raise a huge sum of US$400 million through several institutions. The US$200 million should be guaranteed, and Tang An would also go to several large venture capital institutions.
Shengda Literature should not propose an outrageous price of US$700 million this time. Shengda Literature was originally going to be listed in early 2012, but the valuation did not reach the ideal figure.
350 million US dollars, maybe even 400 million US dollars, this price is high enough.
Originally, we could have waited until next year when Wu Wen's team left and Shengda Literature's market value shrank and the price was the most suitable. However, everyone has turned to Ma Ge, and they might be eaten by Ma Ge by then.
It wasn't until 11 o'clock in the evening that the two of them, who were so thirsty after chatting, parted ways.
When they parted, Tang An warned, "Mr. Wu, we must get it done before the National Day, otherwise the success of "The Secret of the Dragon" may bring unnecessary resistance."
"I understand." Wu Wen nodded and said, "Happy cooperation with Director Tang!"
Just now, Tang An, a layman, had ideas about IP, full copyright development, and future wireless terminals that made Wu Wen, a professional who has been in the online literature industry for 10 years, shine.
Only now has he truly recognized the cooperation between the two parties.
"Don't worry, Mr. Wu, if the acquisition is successful, I will nominate you as the CEO of the new company. You will no longer be a president who is constrained by everything. Your team will also be the main top management of the new company."
After sending Wu Wen away, Tang An had to worry about the 150 million US dollars again. Nearly 1 billion yuan was not that easy to raise. He had to sell the pot.
The group cannot take out a mortgage, and no matter how hard it is, it cannot take out a group mortgage loan.
Although Tudou's shares are worth exactly this much, they cannot be moved.
Tang An shook his head and called Xu Manyun.
The call ended after more than half an hour, and Tang An left the hotel and returned to the hotel where the crew was stationed.
The filming at the Western Film and Television Base lasted for nearly 20 days, and then we rushed to the Tengger Desert in Zhongwei City without stopping.
It took 10 days to finish the outdoor scenes in the desert. On June 10, Tang An and the crew returned to the capital to shoot the last few scenes, and the movie was ready to be completed.