Chapter 182 Obtaining the power to deny the world from outside the world
Liu Tao acted quickly. Within a few days, 50 million yuan of funds were deposited into Qiming Venture Partners' account.
Next, of course, is the joyful money-sharing session.
According to the initial investment ratio, Meng Bai had the largest share.
2 million yuan of funds plus the 2 million yuan "gift share" given by Leshi.com accounted for 40% of the total investment. In total, it is 20 million yuan.
Qin Lan ranked second with 15 million yuan.
Then there were Wu Bai, Li Qin and Zhang Ruoyun, who also divided the remaining 15 million yuan in proportion.
Hearing the news of Meng Bai's money sharing, the three were very surprised.
When he called, Wu Bai mentioned the animation called "The Bad Guys" that he had mentioned before, saying that he had already negotiated with the producer and obtained the copyright for the web drama adaptation.
With this money in the account, the project can be started.
Of course, the investment of "Arc Alliance" is definitely indispensable.
Zhang Ruoyun was both happy and regretful. If he had known that the return money would come so quickly, he would have invested more.
Of course, he was just talking. He really didn't have any money at the beginning, and he couldn't borrow money to invest.
But generally speaking, the two of them were still emotionally stable. After all, one was older and the other earned less.
Only Li Qin was as excited as Qin Lan at the time when she heard that millions of dollars in income had been credited.
"It turned out to be so much!"
Li Qin said excitedly on the phone.
When Meng Bai approached her, she didn't actually think about the specific income. She mainly wanted to help Meng Bai and see if she could make some pocket money.
Unexpectedly, the final income far exceeded her expectations.
If it was just a few hundred thousand or a few hundred thousand, it would actually be okay, just friends helping each other.
But this time, the return of several million, this is not just a "normal investment" that can be summarized, it is clearly the boss who is leading the way.
Really, I suddenly feel like I owe this guy a lot again.
Meng Bai didn't know the complicated thoughts in the girl's mind, so he gave a brief introduction of what happened.
Of course, he had to hide the content related to Qin Lan.
"But, if it's like what you think, there are really problems with Leshi.com, will people have any opinions about you?" Li Qin asked worriedly.
"How should I put it? Logically speaking, this matter has nothing to do with me." Meng Bai said.
As for the situation of Leshi.com, even if Liu Jun's "inside information" is taken into account, he is just guessing.
In fact, until now, he still has some doubts about his own ideas.
Since it is a guess, everyone has different cognitions, and naturally has different views on the same thing.
In addition to the 50 million yuan traded with Meng Bai, Liu Tao himself invested 10 million yuan in the last round of financing. In addition, she also invested nearly 20 million yuan in Leshi Sports.
It can be seen that this sister is really optimistic about the development of Leshi.com.
Meng Bai estimated that even if he said his guess about Leshi.com, it would not dispel the other party's enthusiasm for investment.
Besides, this kind of investment transaction is a matter of mutual consent. If the investment appreciates in value later and Meng Bai is not given a share, why should he be blamed for the problem?
Meng Bai said indifferently: "It is the truth anyway. As for whether people will think so, I can't control it."
"Well, okay." Li Qin responded, and then asked: "When do you have time to come to Shanghai? You must express my gratitude at least."
Compared with usual days, the girl's tone today is light and gentle, and it seems to be a little coquettish.
"I can't say now, I have something to do." Meng Bai said with a smile: "Maybe in a while, I will contact you if I go there."
"Okay, it's a deal." Li Qin immediately became cheerful, "I'll wait for you in Shanghai."
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After the money was divided, only Meng Bai's own 20 million was left in Qiming Venture Partners' account.
In fact, this company was originally established for the Leshi Films project. Now that the project is over, it should also "die out".
However, what is puzzling is that Meng Bai did not transfer the money in the account.
After Qin Lan, Li Qin and others withdrew from the company, he added another 10 million yuan.
By the way, he also changed the nature of the company and the scope of business.
Then, he found Chen Jing with the new "Qiming Ventures".
"Wait, boss."
In the office, Chen Jing, the "glasses lady" who always keeps calm, said in surprise: "You mean, you want to do VC business?"
"Yes." Meng Bai nodded and smiled and said: "Why, does it sound unbelievable?"
"Not really..." Chen Jing regained her usual calmness, "It just feels a bit sudden that you, boss, jumped from film and television to venture capital."
The so-called "VC business" refers to "venture capital for start-ups." In simple terms, it is to provide venture capital such as "seed round" and "angel round" to those companies that have just started and have not yet shown actual results.
In the investment field, many investors or venture capital companies like to invest in these start-ups.
The view they hold is "cast a wide net and catch big fish", and they cast a sum of money and invest in many companies at a time. As long as one of them rises, they can make money.
In most cases, they make a profit and leave, but occasionally they may bet on a future "unicorn".
After several rounds of financing or listing, they cash out and make a lot of money, and then start the next wave of "casting the net".
In fact, before the shares of Leshi Films were sold, Meng Bai thought about buying shares in Arc Light Films or investing in other film and television projects after getting the money.
After all, he is most familiar with the film and television industry, and the investment risk can be minimized.
But after really getting the money, he suddenly found that his pattern seemed a little smaller.
Indeed, if you continue to invest money in the film and television industry, you will definitely make money steadily.
But as mentioned before, the film and television industry is a business with a very slow capital turnover.
It will take a year and a half to see the benefits of a sum of money, and the rate of return is not that high.
More importantly, looking at the development of the film and television industry over the years, we can find that those who really stand at the top of the capital are basically not pure film and television.
From the early physical industry, to the later "coal bosses", to today's real estate and the Internet, the top bosses in this circle have always been outside the circle.
Meng Bai thought about it for a long time and slowly understood this truth.
Just like a tree growing in a cover, no matter how hard it grows, its upper limit is the size of the cover. The "nutrients" inside are not enough for it to break through the cover.
Therefore, if the tree wants to "break" the cover, it can only find a way to extend its roots outside the cover and feed itself with more nutrients.
Just like the sentence I forgot who said-
only outside the world can you get the power to deny this world.
So, Qiming Venture Partners is equivalent to an attempt by Meng Bai to see if he can absorb more "nutrients" from outside the "cover" of the film and television industry.
Of course, there are risks, and they are huge.
After all, it is a start-up company, and 99% of the players in it are cannon fodder who can't survive the down payment of rent.
What's more, Arclight itself is not in the investment field, and lacks channels and connections for high-quality projects, which makes it even more difficult.
However, having said that, Meng Bai still doesn't plan to give up.
Anyway, it's only 30 million, and Arclight can still afford the loss now.
(End of this chapter)
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