"Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. Why can't my car be smashed by others? You can just have fun one by one, but don't care about me..."
Cao Mo said hello before returning to China, saying that he would not show up on the first day after returning to Xinhai and would not deal with work matters. He just wanted to spend more time with Cheng Xi and his family, so since he got off the plane early this morning, everyone has been very worried. There was a tacit agreement not to call.
However, after the car smashing incident occurred and the news spread, there were a series of phone calls concerned about his safety.
This is also the problem of not having a personal secretary.
Cao Mo had to answer the calls from Shen Ji, Ge Jun, Zhou Shenhe, Qian Wenhan, Ding Zhaoqiang, Xu Bin, Chen Feng, Guo Donghu, Gu Fan, and Huang Yijiang to express concern. In addition, he also reported on the progress of the follow-up matter. Before lunch, he couldn't do anything except answer the phone.
Xiao Jun and others were originally in Chonghai to follow up on the construction of the new factory. After learning about this, they rushed back from Chonghai in advance. Cheng Xi and her cousin Yang Xu are now very close to Xiao Jun and also rushed with Xiao Jun. Come over to Xinhai.
Cao Mo handed the phone to Xiao Jun: "If I get another call asking about this matter, come and answer it for me. I'll answer the phone in the morning! Also, you'd better keep a low profile in the country and don't be so arrogant or domineering. Others have taken advantage of you, but no one has the dignity to stand up and smooth things over for you!"
"We are much more honest in our work than this grandson," Xiao Jun said with a smile, "I have been in Chonghai these days. I heard from Qianyun that this family blocked both gates of the community, and they still thought that I would come back today. If you see that the car has not been moved, ask the property management company to turn off the surveillance cameras, and I will mark these two broken cars! I didn’t expect them to hit your hands."
Although Xiao Jun is two months younger than him, he has been traveling non-stop domestically and overseas in the past few years, contacting all kinds of people. His social experience is much more sophisticated than that of Yang Xu. He is also able to preside over Tianyue Industrial's marketing work with ease. Cao Mo was not worried that something would go wrong with him, so he turned his head and asked Yang Xu:
"How is the situation over there? Cheng Xi said that you go to Xinhai more often, but every time you like it, you go to a nightclub!"
Yang Xu didn't dare to complain about Cheng Xi suing him behind his back, so he reflected honestly:
"In the final analysis, our industry has been favored by capital in the past two years. There has been more hot money coming in. Many people have been poor for a long time and suddenly become rich, and it is inevitable that they are a little impetuous. At first, I was quite keen to eat and drink, and I didn't think it was anything. But the number of times Of course, it’s a bit annoying. Of course, it’s all if it can really be done, but too many wine shops still lie and brag. It seems that there are projects worth hundreds of millions or billions. It’s embarrassing to say the least, but they haven’t been completed. It’s about business. Now I also leave many business matters to dedicated people, and I still have to focus on the content.”
"What I'm saying is, if there is a good place in Xinhai, remember to take me and Xiao Jun with you, don't eat alone!" Cao Mo didn't want to be too serious, so he changed the subject with a joke.
Chonghai's manufacturing industry is developed, but it does not have the atmosphere to engage in entertainment industries such as games. Yunbo's ability to produce products like "General" is mainly due to Yang Xu's personal understanding of related industries over the years and his own expertise in content production.
The core value of Yunbo is also here. Of course, Cao Mo hopes that Yang Xu can focus more on content development instead of indulging in business entertainment, thinking that personal connections can solve all problems.
Of course, since Yang Xu himself has already been reflecting on this issue, Cao Mo will not bother others with his verbosity.
"Don't lead my Xiao Jun into trouble as soon as you return to China!" Zhao Qianyun protested in the kitchen.
"..." Cao Mo laughed and changed the topic to ask Yang Xu Yunbo about his development during this period.
After the angel round of financing, Yunbo Entertainment successfully raised Series A financing in early October.
The Series A round of financing was also led by Muxiang Capital and Yuefeng Product Fund, a subsidiary of Dongjiang Securities, investing RMB 30 million into Yunbo Entertainment, and the valuation was officially raised to RMB 300 million.
Although the monthly revenue of the web game version of "Shogun" has not exceeded 10 million, it is not far behind. In the narrow industry of web games where new works are constantly coming out, it can barely be considered a huge amount of money.
Of course, the characteristics of the web game industry also dictate that if you want to obtain extremely high monthly revenue, you must make high operational investments.
Yang Xu invested almost more than half of his turnover in the operation of the web game version of "General" to promote steady improvement in performance, but now it has reached a bottleneck.
If it continues to operate for a period of time in the future, the web game version of "General" may enter a period of decline, and its revenue and profits will inevitably decline sharply. At this time, new product replacements will be needed.
With nearly 30 million R&D investment in the early stage, Yunbo has not only developed the ISO-encoded mobile game version of "General", which has now entered an intense testing phase, but also developed two web game products during the same period in order to compete in the web game market.
To make up for the lack of stamina of the web game version of "General".
Cao Mo already knew this.
However, after entering October, he was mainly busy negotiating cooperation with Langhua Petroleum, and stayed with Song Yuqing in Paris for half a month. He was somewhat slack at work. He was not very clear about Yunbo's specific plans after receiving the Series A capital injection.
plan.
Cheng Xi had sent Yun Bo’s A-round financing plan to him, but he hadn’t had time to open it and read it.
"...The financing plan mentions two directions. One direction is the dream that most gamers hope to have, which is to develop a truly awesome game. Yunbo is certainly no exception. The era of stand-alone games has passed.
However, the ability of PC games to attract money is at its peak, and it is also the field that best reflects the production level and strength of a game company. I have also had the idea of developing PC games for a long time. The main reason why "General" was made into a web game version is
It was because we lacked strength in the early stage and chose to take shortcuts. Now that Yunbo has a certain foundation and accumulation, it is possible to develop a client game to enrich Yunbo’s product line. Another direction is to try to create channels..." Yang Xu
Introduce the plans mentioned in the financing plan but not implemented yet.
"Build a channel?" Cao Mo asked hesitantly, ""General" will spend almost half of its running water on operations during this period, and most of the operating costs are invested in channels, so you are thinking of building a channel?"
"That's a major reason,"
Yang Xu did not deny that the channels intercepted the flow too harshly and the ratio was too high, which was an important reason why he was tempted to become a channel, but this was not an idea that came out of him impulsively. He said,
"I'm a fun person and like novelty gadgets. When the iPhone came out in 2007, I bought one and played with it for a long time. At that time, the tool software that came with the phone, iOS, was not easy to use and could not export pictures.
I also couldn't export Notepad. At that time, I didn't give up on writing programs. I found many things difficult to use, and I also liked to use programs to solve them. After two years, I started doing it myself, and there were two people in the company who had similar interests and also followed suit.
, I made several software tools and put them all for free on an online forum where iPhone users gathered. Currently, there are more than 400,000 downloads. These tools may not be very conspicuous, but they were directly packaged into the company’s assets very early on. Now I think
Is it possible to develop a more comprehensive mobile tool software based on these gadgets, and consider including game promotion, downloading and other functions at the same time..."
Although it has been three years since the iPhone was launched, and almost two years since the domestic promotion of 3G mobile networks, Cao Mo learned that even Xinhai has very few software engineers who are familiar with programming with ISO code, and Yunbo can successfully make ISO mobile games.
The version of "General" comes from Yang Xu, who has a background in software programming and is one of the few people in China who is most familiar with ISO code programming.
Although Cao Mo was not very familiar with what Yang Xu said, it was all included in the financing plan.
Cao Mo could naturally tell that Yang Xu’s rush over was not repeating the content in the financing plan. Cheng Xi yawned after hearing this and said, “You have said these things several times, I thought there was nothing wrong with it.
Fresh!”
"It's new, you haven't heard it yet!" Cao Mo said with a smile, "Yang Xu exaggerated the awesomeness in the plan. He was just trying to deceive investors, but in fact, no matter what he wants to do,
, Thirty million is not enough, right?"
"..." Yang Xu said with an awkward smile, "It would be enough if we just choose one direction. After all, we are investing in steps. And Yunbo will launch three subsequent products on Izumo, which will continue to generate more products.
In terms of income, if you work in both directions and practice egalitarianism, the results may not be satisfactory..."
"You want me to help you make a decision..." Cao Mo leaned on the sofa with his arms folded and muttered.
Cao Mo could tell that Yang Xu still hadn't said everything clearly, but it wasn't that he wanted to hide anything.
In fact, Cao Mo encountered too many such phenomena in his work.
To put it bluntly, quite a few people are unwilling or afraid to express their opinions too strongly in front of him, fearing that they will be despised or even excluded if they disagree with him.
More people, including core management such as Wendy Scarfe, Garon Targaryen and even Huang Yijiang, will more or less intentionally blur or ambiguity their intentions when reporting work, usually confirming first.
According to his wishes, you can then adjust your thinking appropriately.
To put it bluntly, this kind of behavior is called trying to figure out one's superior intentions, but this is a fact that Cao Mo must understand and accept.
In order to take care of the self-esteem of the people below him, Cao Mo could not speak clearly. Instead, he had to speculate on their true intentions or preferred choices, so as to provide a more reliable basis for his decision-making. After all, for specific tasks, the people below him were more professional.
Cao Mo thought for a while, went through Yun Bo's possible problems in his mind, and asked Yang Xu:
"I remember that "General" has only developed a complete ISO version of the mobile game. In addition to the ISO system, the 3G mobile network smart terminal also has two versions: the Symbian system launched by Nokia mobile phones and the open source Android system based on the Linux kernel.
"General" is planned to be released at the same time, post-production and pre-operation, have you made sufficient budget?"
"..." Yang Xu hesitated and didn't know how to answer.
"Ah, you didn't even arrange these work plans and just wanted to do other things, right?" Cheng Xi asked with wide eyes.
As an investor, you should not be overly involved in the daily operations of the companies you invest in. Not to mention that Cheng Xi usually fully trusts Yang Xu. Therefore, Cheng Xi is specifically responsible for connecting Yunbo with Yunbo's future funds and work arrangements.
Not too fussy about details.
"Maybe I'm too impatient. Some tasks should be considered during the B-round financing. Too early will distract the limited funds and energy." Yang Xu touched his head. Although he said this, he was still looking forward to it. Looking at Cao Mo
, hope he can help solve the problem.
"You guys think of a way. I have been bombarded with countless phone calls today and my head is a little dizzy. Now I just want to eat and then find a place to bask in the sun in the afternoon." Cao Mo sat comfortably on the sofa and said, "The African sun It’s so poisonous that even basking in the sun is a luxury. I have to take a good tan when I return home.”
The calls kept coming in the morning, and Xiao Jun had to rush back from Chonghai and didn't know when he would arrive in Xinhai. Cao Mo had no plans to go out for lunch at noon.
Yu Jing and Cheng Xi called the supermarket in the morning and sent some beef backbones as well as noodles, louvers, and vegetables. They were preparing to make a beef bone stew on their own. At this moment, Cao Mo would rather drag Cheng Xi into the kitchen to help. Don't want to waste my brain.
After the beef bone pot and several cold dishes were prepared and served on the table, Shen Ji and Wu Yunling rushed over. Xiao Jun opened two red bottles, took out high-heeled glasses to share the wine with everyone, and helped Yang Xu with ideas. road:
"It is unrealistic that Yunbo has just completed its A round of financing and will immediately be able to successfully carry out its B round of financing. Although Muxiang or Tianyue have a lot of funds, it is impossible to inject them into Yunbo without restrictions..."
Cao Mo briefly told Shen Ji the situation Yun Bo was currently facing:
Muxiang Capital has been the lead investor in both the angel round and the A round. It currently holds a total of 30% of the equity of Yunbo, but it is currently unable to launch the B round of investment in time. If Tianyue or Muxiang Capital alone injects some funds into Yunbo, Especially when Yunbo's capital needs are not low, it will inevitably greatly dilute other companies' originally small shares.
Cao Mo can use this method against Huamao and the Oppenheimer family unscrupulously to compete for more shares of high-quality assets. Anyway, they are all at odds. Currently, he is driving Huamao out of the cloud and calling him Oppenheimer. The family is obedient, but those who jointly invested in Yunbo with Muxiang Capital are all closely related partners, so they definitely cannot do this.
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So this is where Cao Mo has a headache.
He doesn't mind giving Yang Xu an extra 30 to 50 million yuan, but he can't let a good partner have a gap with Tianyue just because of 30 to 50 million yuan.
"Is it possible to use this mobile phone tool software as an independent project of Yunbo for a new angel round of financing?" Shen Ji suggested and asked after hearing Cao Mo briefly explain the situation.
"I also think so. PC games are not suitable for release. Even if they are to be made, they must be included in Yunbo's main business. But I know that Lao Yang himself is actually more willing to make mobile tool software, and it is indeed possible. Put it into a subsidiary registered by Yunbo for a new angel round of financing." Xiao Jun said.
Cao Mo thought about it for a while and said to Cheng Xi, "Call Chen Chang later and ask her to ask Mr. Ge if this is feasible..."
Cao Mo can still accept this approach personally, and the benefits are obvious, that is, the financing rhythm at Yunbo level remains unchanged.
When the mobile tool software is placed under the name of a subsidiary for separate financing, the main equity is also in the hands of Yunbo, which will further amplify Yunbo's overall valuation.
In this way, in addition to effectively protecting the interests of investors participating in the angel round and round A financing, it can also carry out the project simultaneously.
For Tianyue Industry, given that the traditional car-making forces are already strong enough, the current focus on research in areas such as intelligent control systems is closely related to the current rapid development of the Internet and the mobile Internet technology that has recently entered the public eye in the past two years.
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Currently, in addition to having a dedicated laboratory responsible for the development and follow-up of related technologies, Tianyue Industry is also looking for potential related technology companies in China for investment. Through strengthening external cooperation, we can jointly make up for Tianyue Industry's shortcomings in related fields.
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If Yunbo is purely a game development company, it may only provide a small part of the content cooperation with Tianyue's multimedia system, which is of little significance. However, if Yunbo moves towards the development of mobile Internet tool software, what will it do to the future?
Tianyue Industry's help may be much greater than imagined.
Xiao Jun helped come up with ideas at this time, advocating that the development of mobile phone tool software be used as a separate project for financing. It was more out of this consideration, not just because of his personal relationship with Yang Xu.
Seeing Cao Mo's approval, Yang Xu knew that the matter was almost done. Drinking wine and gnawing beef bones, he talked about several mobile phone software tools currently on the market and the development plans of Yunbo-related projects.
Yang Xu had a strong interest in the past. He had done some work before and even accumulated hundreds of thousands of users. This was briefly mentioned in Yunbo Entertainment's Series A financing plan, but in fact Yang Xu had a more complete project in hand.
Development program.
As the ISO version of the mobile game "General" has been developed, Yunbo can also directly transfer some ISO programming developers to this project to develop ISO system tool software first.
They launched the product in a short period of time without any problems. The key lies in promotion, which requires a lot of investment in the early stage.
In the short term, what he needs is not to deduct part of the 30 million Yunbo Series A financing, but to use at least 50 to 60 million to advance this project.
"It's a good thing you didn't open your mouth during Yunbo Entertainment's A-round financing, otherwise I don't know who wouldn't be scared away by you?" Cheng Xi said with emotion.
"Aren't you holding back and keeping silent?" Yang Xu said with a smile.
"As long as you have the confidence to spend this money, I can support you." Cao Mo said.