Liu Tongming also found a place to live in the village and was ready for a protracted war with Daya Media.
In an Internet celebrity agency, what is most important is, of course, people.
Of course, there are also some companies that specifically recruit students from art schools and take the incubation route.
But this incubation is really difficult. It doesn’t mean that you can make anyone famous if you want to.
After spending a huge amount of money and resources, if it didn't become popular, wouldn't it be a huge loss?
Therefore, most M agencies tend to take the route of “catching wild internet celebrities”.
A wild Internet celebrity, without the help of a team, became popular solely relying on content, and it has a tendency to become more and more popular.
Signing up with such internet celebrities is the safest and most sustainable path for M organization.
In the next few days, Liu Tongming contacted Li Ziqi several times in private, but the other party declined the request to sign a contract. It seemed that he was determined to follow Daya Media.
Liu Tongming was unwilling to give in and simply made an appointment with Zhao Erya to prepare for a final PK at Li Ziqi's house.
Looking at Liu Tongming, who is in his thirties and has meticulously combed hair, Zhao Erya wants to laugh. This is a rural area, so there is no need to care about the image so much, right?
She has come into contact with many of her peers who work as Internet celebrity agents, both men and women, and all of them attach great importance to their image.
The man drives a colorful supercar, the woman wears luxury goods...
It seems to be telling the outside world and the Internet celebrities who signed the contract: The company has strength and there is a future with us.
She is indifferent to all this. The strength of Daya Media does not need to be proved by these external objects.
"Mr. Liu, tell me, how do you want to compare?"
Liu Tongming smiled and shook his head, "Mr. Zhao, we have no other intentions.
We don't bother to play any conspiracy tricks, we just want the two of us to open up the negotiations and lay out our respective conditions. Let Ziqi choose which company she will eventually sign with."
"That's okay too."
As the owner of an Internet celebrity agency, Zhao Erya feels that she has done everything she should do and met all the conditions that should be met.
For Li Ziqi, he can definitely be called a courtesy corporal. If so, she still chooses Wei Nian Technology, then she has nothing to say.
Li Ziqi sat aside, silently watching the two people who were at war with each other.
She had actually expressed her stance to Liu Tongming, but the other party insisted on inviting Zhao Erya for a final negotiation to try to save the situation.
In order to repay her kindness, she reluctantly agreed.
"Weinian Technology, as one of Weibo's twelve core partners, can provide Ziqi with..."
Zhao Erya smiled, she thought Liu Tongming would come up with some extraordinary conditions.
It turns out that with only a few Weibo resources, she said with a smile: "DouShi is the largest short video platform in China, and the various resources Daya Media obtains from it will not be less than what Weinian Technology obtains from Weibo.
In addition, we also have Musical.ly overseas, covering hundreds of millions of users.
We can use Ziqi to go overseas, to a bigger stage, and become a world-renowned content creator..."
Liu Tongming expected Zhao Erya to say this early in the morning, and he continued: "Although Daya Media has richer resources than Weinian Technology, you have too many creators under contract. How many resources can be allocated to Ziqi?
We at Weinian Technology are different. We signed Ziqi because we wanted to make Ziqi the number one sister in the company.
The two companies have different priorities."
Zhao Erya smiled and shook her head, "Mr. Liu, what you said is meaningless. Are you so sure that we don't value Zi Qi?
If I don't take her seriously, I will come to Mianzhou to invite her in person? I even stayed in the countryside for a week."
Speaking of this, Zhao Erya looked solemn, "I personally like Li Ziqi very much. In addition, Daya Media is also very optimistic about Li Ziqi's development.
There is absolutely no problem with Sister Yi’s resources, and we will provide them without fail. In addition, Daya Media will also give her shares.”
Speaking of shares, Liu Tongming's suspicion was once again aroused.
He did not believe that Daya Media was so generous and would give shares to its internet celebrities.
"Share?" Liu Tongming waved his hand, "Mr. Zhao, don't make too much of a fuss. Is it equity or option? Or equity with restrictive clauses? You should know best."
"hehe!"
Zhao Erya rolled her eyes and sneered: "I am not a black-hearted capitalist, I will do what I do!"
"Fairy, take out the contract."
Tang Xianzhi immediately took out a contract from his briefcase and slapped it on the table.
The big words "Share Transfer Agreement" are very conspicuous.
Damn it, I made a mistake, I didn’t expect to do it for real.
Liu Tongming glanced at the equity transfer agreement on the table and said flatly: "I'm afraid it's just one or two shares!"
"Is one or two points missing?"
Tang Xianzhi was offended by Liu Tongming's pursed lips and tone, "I tell you, the investment bank's valuation of Daya Media has exceeded RMB 1 billion.
1% of the shares is 10 million, and after the company is listed, this number may be tens of millions or 100 million."
"It's just a valuation. Weinian Technology is still valued at several hundred million."
This kind of words can also deceive laymen. Liu Tongming is a startup company owner who has received two rounds of financing.
We couldn’t be more clear about the valuation moisture content.
"To put it bluntly, you just want to tie up Ziqi with 1% of the shares!"
Liu Tongming turned to look at Li Ziqi, "Weinian Technology can also give you 1% of the shares.
In addition, we can also invest and operate a joint venture company with you to jointly build the Li Ziqi brand.
I have already thought of the name of the company. It is called "Ziqi Culture". The company is registered in Mianzhou. You hold 49% of the shares and we hold 51%.
I'll invest 5 million yuan in your company with real money, and you won't have to pay a penny.
Doesn’t this sound much more reliable than that illusory equity?
You can become the legal person and executive director of this company, and you will be responsible for the specific operations and management.
You can start a business in your hometown and take care of your grandma."
Tang Xianzhi looked at Zhao Erya, do you want to add weight? It involves 5 million yuan, and her little assistant does not dare to make decisions for Zhao Erya.
Even if she is a best friend, she still has a sense of proportion and will not overstep her boundaries.
Zhao Erya smiled, "This is simple, we can do it, and the investment can be a little more, how about 5.1 million?"
The price increase of 100,000 is full of teasing.
As for money, Daya Media still has 30 to 40 million in cash in its account, which she can squander as she pleases.
Xu Xiaoming called her several times to ask if she wanted to raise funds. Zhenke Fund could invest 50 million at a valuation of 1 billion yuan.
Of course, Zhao Erya didn't dare to take credit, she knew it was for Zhang Yida's sake.
By investing in Zhang Yida, Xu Xiaoming gradually rose to the altar, so it was natural for him to strengthen his relationship.
Liu Tongming's face was as dark as water, and 5 million was basically the limit he could afford.
Although Weinian Technology received tens of millions of yuan in Series A financing last month, it is impossible for all of this money to be invested in Li Ziqi.
What's more, Ziqi Culture is not a wholly-owned company, it only controls 51% of its subsidiaries.
If you spend money, Weinian Technology will naturally be inferior to Daya Media, with Zhang Yida standing behind the scenes.
“Entrepreneurship is not a matter of having more money, the key depends on the people who start the business.”
Listening to Liu Tongming's harsh words, Tang Xianzhi was happy. If he wanted to find a way out for himself, just say so. What nonsense are you talking about?
"Ziqi, make your own choice, choose us, Weinian Technology or Daya Media."
When asked this question, Liu Tongming didn't have much confidence.
Because of this ultimate PK, the conditions proposed by Weinian Technology were completely defeated by the opponent.
If Li Ziqi doesn’t choose the other party, there will be ghosts!
Li Ziqi looked at Liu Tongming, considered for a long time before whispering: "Mr. Liu... I'm sorry!"
When Liu Tongming heard the final result, he still felt a little disappointed.
Smiling bitterly, "I respect your choice!"
Hearing this result, Zhao Erya and Tang Xianzhi smiled with satisfaction, finally their hard work these days was worth it.
In order to persuade Li Ziqi to join, they used all kinds of methods.
The Jinyuan offensive may be useful for other Internet celebrities, but for Li Ziqi, it may be counterproductive.
Zhao Erya has a sense of accomplishment. She feels that her success this time is not entirely dependent on Zhang Yida's aura and money offensive. The emotional cards she and Tang Xianzhi played should also play a big role.
Liu Tongming got up, called his assistant, and prepared to return to Lin'an.
Now that Li Ziqi has made the final choice, he won't stick around. After all, he is also the CEO of a company valued at hundreds of millions.
Suddenly, Li Ziqi stopped Liu Tongming who was leaving.
Liu Tongming was overjoyed. Could it be that there was another turn for the better?
But the facts only proved that he was overthinking. Li Ziqi bowed to him respectfully, "Thank you, Mr. Liu, for taking care of me all the time."
It turns out that I was overthinking it!
Although Liu Tongming was disappointed, he still felt relieved. Although a thank you was nothing, it at least proved that he had not misjudged the wrong person and helped the wrong person.
Liu Tongming shook his head and smiled, "You don't have to be like this. My wife and I both like your videos very much because you have fulfilled our dream of a paradise."
To help you, I also think it would be a pity if only a few people saw such a good video.
This is China’s proud traditional culture, and it should be seen by people in China and even the world.
I hope to see you become famous at home and abroad one day!"
"Mr. Liu, you are right. My boyfriend has the same idea as you. He likes Li Ziqi's video very much, and he also said that he wants to promote and show our traditional Chinese culture to the world."
Zhao Erya looked at Li Ziqi and smiled: "Come on Ziqi, you have the important mission of showing China to the world."
Li Ziqi shook her head modestly, "This goal is too big... I don't dare to think that much yet."
Liu Tongming smiled and said, "So Mr. Zhang also likes Chinese traditional culture as much as I do?"
"That's right, he studies history and I study Chinese. Naturally, I made this choice because I love it."
Zhao Erya still had nothing to say. She bought Li Palace because she liked it. The two of them were not interested in European-style villas.
"Then Zi Qi will leave it to Mr. Zhao. Following Mr. Zhao may be the best thing for Zi Qi!"
Zhao Erya nodded and smiled without saying anything. Let’s prove everything with facts!
After her trip to Mianzhou, Zhao Erya was ready to return to the capital.
Accompanying her were Li Ziqi and her grandmother.
Li Ziqi plans to take her grandma to visit the Forbidden City while going to the capital to sign a contract.