There is nothing we can do about exchanging money for opportunities. After all, we cannot compare with Tengxun, Ali, and Baidu in terms of channels and funds.
However, this statement did not convince Xu Manyun, and Wu Feng and Wang Wei obviously also had doubts.
Tang An can go his own way, since the company belongs to him anyway, and he doesn't have to care about what his subordinates think, as long as they follow suit.
But sometimes this is not a good sign. When your subordinates cannot agree with your strategic plan and cannot fully understand your intentions, then their efficiency will only be half the result with half the effort, and their enthusiasm will not be as high as 100%.
People do things, not machines.
Tang An smiled, "Have you forgotten how the legalization of video websites came about? If I can promote the legalization of video websites, I can also promote the legalization of music platforms. Besides, this is the general trend. Nowadays, famous singers
My albums are almost unsaleable, so I can only rely on concerts, endorsements, variety shows, and even movies to maintain my popularity and make money, and the country will not let it go."
That's right too.
Wu Feng may not know it because he came late, but most company executives and people in the film and television industry know how the largest pirated video player in the country collapsed.
If Tang An hadn't persuaded several major video websites and film and television companies to jointly sue and build momentum, Qvod might have been able to survive for a few more years, and it would have taken some time for the video websites to be legalized.
It seemed that Tang An was also paying attention, so Xu Manyun and the others didn't say anything.
Xu Manyun nodded, "Okay, I will contact the senior management of Tiantian Dongting."
"Arrange two people to go to Tiantian Dongting. We don't need to interfere with their operations for the time being. In addition, Mr. Wu, please see if there are any suitable music companies, second or third tier ones. It doesn't matter if there are famous artists. The structure must be perfect."
Movies, TV shows, songs, and variety shows are all available. Now that there is a music platform, resources cannot be wasted.
"Good chairman."
Wu Feng nodded, just like theater companies want to participate in film and television production and distribution business, if digital music can be legalized, then the music platform will be equivalent to a terminal.
"In addition, let the local promotion team and publicity department collect a large amount of data online and offline to determine users' opinions on the music platform and why they choose this player."
"To be completed within half a year, we must also have the advantages of other music platforms. Tiantian Dongting cannot be just a music player. The construction of the website starts immediately, with playlists, interactions, communities of songs and stars, targeted push, and recommendations.
Mechanisms and various lists have been made. I want a comprehensive music platform. Maybe Tiantiandongting will also hold music festivals and awards shows in the next few years!"
Tang An put forward a series of requests and asked Xu Manyun to convey them to the top management of Tiantian Dongyin.
There are 300 million users, and there is no shortage of funds for the time being, so the content must be good.
Tang An didn't know much about music platforms and didn't give much advice.
But we can learn from it. What are the advantages of QQ Music, Kugou Music, and NetEase Cloud Music? We can do a large-scale questionnaire survey and learn from what is good.
Tengxun's usual method is, whatever you have, I also have, but I have more money and wide channels, so I will kill you very quickly, and Li Gui can also become Li Kui!
Then I listened to Xu Manyun and Zhang Qiang report on the operation and financing progress of Toutiao, Didi and other companies, as well as their own companies that need financing.
Nuomi.com has not yet burned through its 150 million yuan. It is estimated that it will burn out all the money by the end of the month. The market and users will come forward, and the valuation will continue to rise, and it will be possible to raise funds.
"Mr. Wu will continue to follow up on these projects and take as much as you can," Tang An ordered.
It's almost time for round B or even round C financing. At this time, Hantang Media can't take all of it. It can just follow the investment and keep its current shares.
Wu Feng remembered something and asked, "By the way, Chairman, Carlyle Capital seems to be planning to sell shares of Han and Tang Literature. Should we take the next step?"
Tang An asked, "Are you sure?"
Wu Feng replied, "I don't know yet. It is said that it is because the box office of "Tomb Raiders" is not satisfactory, and I plan to cash out while the valuation peaks."
"Go and ask. I remember Carlyle Capital holds 17% of the shares. If the price is right, I will buy them all."
It’s not surprising that someone is taking action. Today, the valuation of Han and Tang literature is nearly 15 billion yuan. When they jointly acquired it from Shengda, it was only 2.3 billion yuan.
The copyright development in the past two years has also been so effective. Several online adaptations are made every year. The movie "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" and the online drama "Tomb Raiders" are all huge successes. Some popular fairy tales and fantasy mobile games,
Animation has also made a lot of money, and it has completely jumped from the electronic copyright era to the full copyright era.
But the rise is too fast, and some people are worried that coupled with "Tomb Raiders", this super IP second only to "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" will fail at the box office.
The failure of "Tomb Raiders" is not just a movie. On a larger scale, it represents the value and potential of the entire web IP, and it is likely to affect the subsequent development of web IPs.
It has increased nearly 7 times, so it is normal for prudent venture capital investors to want to cash out and leave the market.
17% of the shares, based on a valuation of 15 billion, is 2.55 billion, plus the original 45%, it is 62%, which is enough.
Tang An then said, "It's enough to get this 17%. There are still many places to spend money. How is the discussion on Weibo?"
Wu Feng replied, "Ali wants more shares, at least 20%, but Xinlang is only willing to give 10%. He only promises that in the future, he can fully dilute Ali's shares in Weibo according to the pre-agreed pricing method."
The shareholding ratio has been increased to 18%, and the specific ratio is still in a stalemate."
"Then, have you accepted our acquisition?"
"We talked about 7 points, and also promised to increase it to 12% in the future."
History is surprisingly consistent, adding up to 17% and 30%. Originally, Ah Li had taken 18 shares, and Xinlang promised to increase it to 30% at the agreed price.
"Try to talk as much as possible, any more will be good."
After the meeting, Tang An looked at the reports for more than a month in the office.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the secretary knocked on the door and came in to say that Bad Monkey Pictures CEO Wang Yibing and art director Ning Hao had arrived and were waiting in the conference room.
Tang An nodded, "I'll be right over."
After roughly scanning the report in his hand, Tang An got up and went to a small conference room.
The two of them were already waiting, with several documents placed on the table. Seeing Tang An coming, they stood up quickly and said, "Hello, Director Tang."
Ning Hao is now a billionaire director, and "The Golden Heist" is not yet a success. Facing Tang An, whether he is the chairman of a large group or a great director, he has to lower his profile.
"Ning Hao, Mr. Wang, welcome."
They shook hands one by one and Tang An asked them to sit down.
The secretary came in with a cup of tea. Tang An took a sip and asked with a smile, "Ning Hao, have you perfected your script?"
"After being reminded by Director Tang last time, I revised it again. Please take a look." Ning Hao said and handed over a document.
The script took half a year to work on, and of course, Ning Hao was still arguing with Xiao Ma.
Although the two parties have broken up, "No Man's Land" has not yet been released. The distributor and investor are both Xiaoma, so Ning Hao has nothing to do.
Ning Hao's "Crazy" series has a very strong story, with many more details and foreshadowings than ordinary commercial movies.
Tang An has read two versions of this script. The overall changes are not big, except that some foreshadowing and details have been modified.
The most important thing is the narrative technique. Ning Hao's first draft was a little inconsistent at the beginning, so Tang An gave him a proper reminder.
The most successful aspect of the story is probably the arrangement of the two story lines of the hero and heroine.
Geng Hao got divorced and drove with Hao Yi to deliver props to the crew.
In order to find love, Yuan Quan came to Dali following Geng Hao's song. The general story arrangement should be that they meet and fall in love at the end.
But the arrangement of the film is so clever. The moment they met on the wall in Dali, the time was intertwined, and the audience realized that Yuan Quan was Geng Hao in the early stages of his divorce, and the time they met was before the entire film.
A chronological sequence elevates this road movie to a new level.
There are also a lot of foreshadowings and reversals, such as toy guns and oranges.
The various passers-by in the film are also well portrayed, and all have explanations. Compared with another road movie "The End of Time", Wang Luojue dropped the sentence "I am not a prostitute" and there was no ending. There were no lingering thoughts.
The following feels like it starts at the beginning but ends at the end.
"Very good. Compared with "Crazy Racing", the audience will be wider. After all, we have to adapt to the audience instead of waiting for the audience to accept us." Tang An handed the script back to him.
Ning Hao also smiled bitterly. The original "Crazy Racing" script came out at the end of 2007. After a year of review, deletions and revisions, the filming didn't start until the end of 2008. He himself was not very satisfied.
"No Man's Land" was even worse. It was banned directly, and it took a lot of effort to release it.
In comparison, "Crazy Racing" did not have a wide audience. This time, "Heart Blossom Road" not only shows Huang Bo's pain after his breakup, but also his helplessness and inability to let go of his feelings for his ex-wife. Xu Zheng's struggle to get Huang Bo out
Friendship, Huang Bo and Xu Zheng's final rebirth, Huang Bo walked out of the shadows, and Xu Zheng entered into marriage.
In addition to these main things that Ning Hao talks about, a lot of comedy elements are added to make the movie more acceptable to ordinary audiences and reach a wider audience.
After discussing the script for a while, Tang An didn't interfere too much. This was someone else's project.
In terms of investment, Tang An only wanted 10% of the investment share, which was symbolically named as the producer, and it was Hantang Pictures, not Hantang Media. Anyway, he did not need to participate in the production process.
Of the 35 million investment, Ning Hao’s Bad Monkey accounted for 30%, China Film Group 20%, Xiao Ma 15%, Jingcheng Culture 10%, and Xu Zheng and Huang Bo shared 15%.
China Film and Xiao Ma had to pay their share, Xu Zheng and Huang Bo also had to pay. Song Ge somehow got involved and hooked up with Ning Hao.
Mainly in terms of distribution, Jingcheng Culture and China Film have given a minimum guarantee of 500 million.
For a director whose single film's highest box office is more than 100 million points, the guarantee of 500 million points is high enough.
The cost was 35 million, and more than 100 million were made before the shooting started. It was completely risk-free and made a lot of money.
"600 million guaranteed, what about 35% of the excess?" Tang An gave his asking price.
"Okay!" Wang Yibing, who had been silent all this time, nodded, but made another request.
"Director Tang, you must provide at least 50 million in publicity expenses."
Tang An smiled and said, "No problem."
The process went surprisingly smoothly. The guarantee of 600 million yuan was already a very high condition. No one would be stupid enough to refuse it.
There are various ways to guarantee the minimum. Currently, the most common method is like Bernard's minimum guarantee "Unlimited Future", which is to get 40% of the share beyond the minimum guarantee, or even higher.
There will be no distribution share, and 40% of the excess box office revenue will be taken directly.
Tang An got 35%. After all, the iron triangle combination of "Heart Blossom Road Fang" is much more reliable than "The End of Time", so he got 5 points less.
Later, some guarantees were based on a tiered distribution share, but now with a box office of one billion a day, the tiered share cannot be divided into several tiers.
After the verbal discussion between the two parties was completed, Ning Hao did not forget to say before leaving, "Director Tang, Director Han will trouble you again."
"Don't worry, I will go and talk to Director Han."
Tang An reassured him.
Ning Hao must have felt a little regretful when he gave up China Film and looked for Han and Tang Distributors. After all, he was single-handedly promoted by Han Sanping.
Although Tang An felt a little bit sorry for taking food from Zhongying, it was just business.
Of course, as long as Han Sanping opens his mouth, Tang An can jointly guarantee the bottom line or even withdraw unconditionally.
It doesn't matter if he gives it to China Film Group, after all, Han Sanping has definitely been the one who has helped him the most.
Tang An has made an appointment with Han Sanping for dinner in the evening, just in time to talk about next year's Spring Festival.
Han Sanping is also being handed over now, and will basically be in a semi-retired state during the Spring Festival next year.
Moreover, China Film's investment was not large. After "Havoc in Heaven" traded overseas copyrights for special effects, most of the remaining investment was contracted by Xinghao and Oriental Films.
The major shareholder of Anshi Yingna, which controls the issuance, is Xinghao. China Film and Wanda jointly issue it, which means that Xinghao takes the majority of the investment and issuance.
ps: Sorry, there are only two updates today. It’s rare that I have a day off and I was taken out to get together. I’m not in good shape when I come back in the evening. I’ll continue with the third update tomorrow!