"Deng Yuanjun didn't refuse. He said that he would consider it and you'd better go there in person." Xu Manyun said.
"I'll take the time to go there in two days. I'll be participating in the promotion of "The Martian" soon." Tang An nodded.
Nokia owns about 13% of UC Browser's shares, which was the D round of financing last year.
As the mobile browser with the largest market share, uc now accounts for 58% of the domestic market share, making it a dominant player.
Even 10 years later, uc still maintains a market share of more than 40%, more than twice that of QQ Browser, and a little more than QQ Browser and Baidu Browser combined.
QQ browser is owned by Tengxun, Baidu browser is owned by Baidu, and uc later naturally became Ahli.
Anything related to the Internet cannot escape the clutches of bat.
Now that Ah Li has not been completely taken over, Tang An wants to get some shares.
Nokia is now facing competition from Samsung and will be knocked out of its position as the market share leader starting next year.
However, the only resource Tang An can provide is probably advertising placement, but I don’t know if the other party will appreciate it.
Don’t worry about the shares held by other shareholders. Ali holds about 15%. Lei Jun has been involved since the angel round. He later sold it to Ali two years later.
Rebus's vision as an angel investor is unparalleled. He has participated in investments in nearly ten emerging industries in various countries that have subsequently been valued at tens of billions. Even without Xiaomi, he would still be a wealthy man.
It is impossible to take down the entire UC. Even if it is given to Tang An, he will not take it. He will definitely smash it in his own hands, and he will not be able to maintain his position as the leader.
If it hadn't been acquired by Ali later and connected to Ali's traffic, it would have been impossible to still occupy nearly half of the market share despite the impact of QQ Browser and Baidu Browser.
Ah Li can do it, but Tang An can't.
What we will face in the future is competition from BAT. There is no problem in terms of content, but there will be considerable pressure on channels, especially online channels.
Tang An thought for a while and said, "Man Yun, after you finish your busy work during the Lunar New Year holiday, you can set up an investment management department, dig some talents in this field, and pay more attention to some emerging Internet companies."
Xu Manyun said, "Are you worried about Ah Li?"
"Not only Ali, Tengxun and Baidu are also preparing for film and television companies. Whether it is backdoor or acquisition, it is estimated that it will be completed within a year. With the financial and resources of the three major companies, it can be completed in three or four years at most.
To provide comprehensive coverage in the media field, the three of them will occupy most of the channels."
"It shouldn't be that fast, there has to be a process." Xu Manyun said suspiciously.
"In terms of absolute funds and resources, time can be compressed to the maximum extent. A company can spend 20 to 30 billion in three to four years, which is enough to do a lot of things."
One company spends 20 to 30 billion, and three companies spend 89 to 90 billion, which is enough to buy out all the five major companies: Huayi, Guangxian, Bernard, Hantang, and Xiaoma.
Xu Manyun found it a bit strange, but looking at Tang An's serious expression, he also thought of those Internet companies in those days, whose market value doubled every two years, or even doubled several times. It was not uncommon.
She nodded, "Then I'll go find a headhunter. I'm not familiar with emerging Internet companies and need talents in professional fields."
"We must seize the time. In terms of funds and resources, we cannot compare with others, so we can only seize time."
Not every company will ask for Tang An's investment. The angel round at the beginning was okay. At that time, the startup company had no results at all and was in urgent need of money.
Once it reaches round A or round B, and the company has mature products with promising prospects online, then they will choose the company to invest in.
A few months ago, Meituan launched its B-round financing, but Tang An was rejected. Alibaba led the investment with US$50 million.
They have resources and traffic, so they can’t compete with them.
"Ele.me just completed its A-round financing at the beginning of the year, and the second round is expected to be soon. Keep an eye on Nuomi.com, a subsidiary of Thousand Oaks Group. Pay close attention to these two companies."
Xu Manyun asked, "This is a group buying website. What impact will it have on the media industry?"
"Since it is a group purchase, there will naturally be movie ticket business. When online ticket buying becomes a habit, the potential audience will be no less than any other channel."
"But this also needs to be connected to the ticket purchasing systems of major theater chains, and the coverage must be wide enough. Some domestic ticketing websites, such as Boutiao.com, only cover 37 cities, and this is still in cooperation with Tencent.
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"Coverage is an issue. I will go to each major theater chain one by one. As long as the coverage rate reaches 50%, they will immediately take the initiative to request cooperation."
If there are three or four movie theaters in the same area, the distance to the audience is almost the same. If you can only buy tickets for one or two of the movie theaters on the ticketing website, then as people get used to buying tickets online, there will undoubtedly be fewer other movie theaters.
Quite a part of the passenger flow.
Meituan has no way to intervene, so how many shares can Ele.me and Nuomi.com get?
It is impossible to win them all, and even a controlling stake is at stake.
Again, he has no channels, no resources, and he doesn’t have that much money.
Later, Meituan adopted the surname Xiao Ma, Ele.me adopted the surname Ma Papa, and Nuomi.com adopted the surname Li.
Next, before the publicity started, Tang An went to Nokia China Investment Company and spent a week acquiring 8% of Nokia's UC shares for 180 million in cash, and they still held 5%.
At the same time, he also paid for free advertising placement in 6 film and television dramas within two years, and required specific ratings and box office.
During this period, Xinlang also quickly completed its investment in Tudou, acquiring 2.56 million Tudou depositary shares for US$67.5 million.
Tang An purchased 1% of Xinlang Weibo shares for 240 million yuan.
Getting 1% is already the limit, and Xinlang simply refuses to sell it.
Moreover, the valuation of about US$3.5 billion at this time was also artificially high. Two years later, when Weibo was wavering between social and media, the valuation was still more than 3 billion until 2014.
After two large-scale acquisitions, the group only has 127 million funds left on its books, which will be used to promote "The Martian."
Tang An was annoyed when he looked at the financial report in front of him. He still had no money, and he couldn't just wave checks around and buy as he did.
At first, Xiaoma started his own business, but later he found it too slow and decided to buy it himself.
There are many e-commerce companies in Malaysia, and tens of billions of dollars were spent on them from the beginning.
Tang An rubbed his head, "No money!"
On the opposite side, Xu Manyun couldn't help but said, "In fact, the current situation of the group is completely feasible for financing, as long as you keep your controlling stake."
That being said, Tang An now holds 100% of the shares, and can easily finance him for two to three billion without affecting his holdings at all.
but.
"I know, I just want to give it a try and see if I can break out in the face of the encirclement and suppression by the three major companies. I won't be willing to give up if I don't give it a try." Tang An sighed.
Xu Manyuan shook her head and said with a smile, "This is not like a businessman."
"Businessmen also have impulses, and they haven't reached the point where they can't survive without financing. I'm only 30 years old. If I don't work hard, I'll be sorry for myself."
Tang An looked at the time and saw that it was already late. He stood up and said, "I have to go promote the movie. Keep an eye on the promotion."
With the three blockbusters "The Martian", "The Thirteen Girls" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", they have begun to fully invest in publicity.
The 2011 Lunar New Year Festival is about to begin.