Chapter 386 There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain
Now when it comes to the Internet, as long as you are in a slightly larger second- and third-tier city, it is natural to say that there are very few people who do not know about the situation of personal computers being spread into individual households.
Even if you don’t have a computer at home, going to an Internet cafe for an hour only costs two or three yuan, which is not a big deal at all. But in 1999, even in big cities, like Beijing and Shanghai
In cities like this, it is not said that every household has a computer. At that time, it was almost said that there were no Internet cafes, and they were more like game arcades.
At that time, not many people dared to bet their own wealth on the Internet, an industry that seemed to have no future. However, many of those who dared to bet like this would reap huge rewards. What is happening in front of me
In fact, Ma Huateng was one of them, and later became one of the big guys in the Internet industry. Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "You said this yourself. You can't prove yourself. No wonder no one believes you. You
Let’s talk about how much investment we hope to attract.”
Ma Huateng originally had no hope and planned to go to the port city to see if there was any connection that could attract investment. But when he heard Ye Ming say this, he immediately became energetic: "
Mr. Ye is also interested in this industry. I believe that this industry will not disappoint Mr. Ye. Now, our company is in the growth stage, so the expenses required are relatively high.
Several people in our company discussed it and believed that 10% of the company's shares should be worth about 10 million. If someone is willing to invest, we are willing to sell some of our shares."
Ten million, which was a pretty big number in 1999. Even if you wanted a three-bedroom apartment in the Third Ring Road area of Beijing, it would be basically only five or six million. Ye Ming himself liked to ask for it.
Real estate. Especially the kind of courtyard houses that have since disappeared. At this time, he has already said that he has purchased three sets of courtyard houses through an intermediary company, and they are all within the scope of the protected area, so there is no need to worry about being demolished.
But even in this case, the price of these three courtyard houses is only more than 3.2 million.
Ma Huateng said it was 10 million. With this price, no wonder the boss in the lobby sneered at this young man. Who is too worried about having money? Anyway, no boss would be optimistic about Tengxun Company at this time.
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Ye Ming pondered for a moment and said: "This price is too high. Not many people in China will accept such a price. There are considerable risks in investing in your company. The Hu Liang.com bubble on Wall Street just burst."
I don’t have much time. If you look like this, I want to develop in a new field and become a venture capital investor. I want 18 million, and I want 20% of the shares. You partners should study this.
, if you like, then we can discuss the next thing,"
In fact, Ma Huateng originally wanted to ask for a high price. When he discussed with several partners, he said it was 10 million and 10% of the shares. It was just a test. He simply said that he did not expect such a high price.
The price, ** million, is within the range they can accept. When doing business, there is always a bargaining process. At this time, the price Ye Ming gave was like this. In fact, Ma Huateng himself was
Able to make decisions.
Therefore, when he heard the price mentioned by Ye Ming, he was afraid that the cooked duck would fly away again. In the past few days, he had traveled from Shanghai to the capital, but he had met hundreds of bosses, and no one wanted to
He calmed down and listened to his introduction. Now that he finally had a reason to invest, he naturally wanted to grasp it firmly.
Therefore, at this moment, Ma Huateng said very happily: "There is no need to discuss this at all. As the chairman, I still have this right. Eighteen million is eighteen million. Mr. Ye, when can we sign the contract?"
." With such a sum of money, Tengxun will be able to replace it with a bigger and better server at this time, and it can also increase its efforts in publicity. With money, everything will be easier to handle.
Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "Sign the contract. Let's prepare it tomorrow. It's probably that we will give you nine million first, and then give you the remaining nine million before the end of the year. Don't worry about it, Mr. Ma."
, after all, it is an Internet company, we must treat it with caution, and the investment money will be given to you in two batches."
In fact, Ye Ming was also very helpless. It didn't mean that he couldn't get the eighteen million, but he still had to make a movie. If he gave it all to Teng Xun at once, then the movie wouldn't have to be made.
With nine million, it would be very easy to make a movie. As for the other nine million that will be given at the end of the year, will Huihuang Film and Television still be short of money after the New Year film? It is not short of money at all, so Ye Ming has the confidence to
The remaining money is given out.
The method of giving money twice that Ye Ming mentioned is actually the same as the way general venture capital funds are given. If it is said that it is an investment of two million, it will not give you two million immediately, but will give you a part first and review it.
After knowing the use of this part of the fee, he borrowed the remaining money. Therefore, Ma Huateng was not surprised at all by Ye Ming's move. Since he said that he would give 9 million first, then the remaining 9 million
Teng Xun is not afraid that Ye Ming will not give it.
Ye Ming is not very clear about how much investment New Film Alliance has attracted this time, but seeing Liu Dong's beaming smile, it seems that he has gained quite a lot. Anyway, he is the kind of person who no longer has to worry about money.
The next day, in the Huihuang Film and Television office, Tengxun’s Ma Huateng and Ye Ming signed a contract, and 9 million was transferred to Tengxun’s account. Of course, Sister Fang Fang saw all this, but
He didn’t say anything. The boss has the airs of a boss. It’s best for his subordinates to just ignore the matters he decides. On such an issue, no matter how you say it, it won’t matter.
Sister Fang would never offend her boss's authority in front of outsiders.
But after Ma Huateng left, Sister Fang Fang was a little unhappy: "Boss, the company is using money now. You directly gave money to an Internet, company, and company for a key matter like this.
Film is an industry that cannot be broken into, what is the difference between it and wasting time?"
Ye Ming said with a smile: "You should worry too much about this. Tengxun is a very promising company. In fact, I also intend to get involved in this industry. In the future, the film market and the Internet will be very closely related."
, planning in advance is the way to go. Not only Tengxun, but also Qianbaidu, please collect information about this company for me, and if you have a chance, buy the shares of this company immediately. There is no limit to the amount."
Hearing that Ye Ming still wanted Jixi to invest in such a problem, Sister Fang Fang immediately objected: "We still need to invest in movies. The theater chain also needs money. It is a money-burning place. Where can there be so much?"
Money is invested.”
Ye Ming said with a smile: "The filming of [People on the Road] didn't cost much. Besides, after our Lunar New Year holiday, the company will have money. I didn't ask you to take action immediately. I just said that you
Just pay attention to yourself and find a suitable opportunity to start. In addition, if you are interested in something, you can also invest at this time. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed when the time comes. See
Ye Ming's attention has been decided.
Sister Fang Fang knew that she could not change Ye Ming's mind.
He immediately changed the subject and said: "Forget it, the company only has so much money anyway. You are the boss and you have the final say. I will make people pay attention to it, but we don't have the time now. [People on the Road] is about to start."
The filming has just been completed, and the New Year film directed by Feng Xiaogang has already started. If we don't hurry up, we won't make the trip."
Ye Ming nodded. After all, the company's main business is still making movies. Therefore, he thought for a while before nodding and said: "That's no problem. How much liquidity does our company still have in its account now?"
Sister Fang Fang didn't even need to read the information. What she recorded was very clear. She opened her mouth and said: "Three million. You can't say that the company won't keep a penny. I think we can come up with two hundred and sixty."
If you want to shoot good people on the road, I calculated that you need about five million yuan. We still have a shortfall of about two million yuan."
The big housekeeper is the big housekeeper of the century. She knows this kind of thing very clearly. She just said to tell Ye Ming about the difficulties the company is encountering and tell Ye Ming. It is not that easy to be the savior.
Ye Ming pondered for a moment after receiving the goods: "Three million is enough. Let's start shooting first. If it's really not enough by then, it's not too late to think about other things. At worst, we can just go to the bank for a loan."
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The production budget of "Crazy Stone" is even less than this, but Ye Ming is still able to shoot a high-box office movie. It's hard to say it's a classic, but at least after watching it, people feel that the money spent to buy the ticket is worth it.
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Therefore, even if the difference is two million, Ye Ming did not hesitate to start filming "People on the Road" at this time. The production cost of "People on the Road" is indeed relatively high, such as roads, railways, shipping, etc.
It all needs to be used, and it may even include scenery from various places. Obviously, it is impossible to shoot it all in one place.
Therefore, Sister Fang Fang gave a price of 5 million, which was already the price for professional services that day. But if something happened in the middle, then in such a situation, this is not ruled out.
There is a possibility that the price will rise.
When making a movie, all aspects must be taken into consideration.
Because when making a movie, no one knows what accident will happen next second. (To be continued...)