Chapter 441: Top Net Worth in the Entertainment Industry
The two discussed some details and discussed the company's future trends and development.
At noon, Gu Wei had a simple meal with Zhang Yiming in the cafeteria of ByteDance. They said goodbye to each other in the afternoon and planned to take last night's flight to Changsha.
Although Gu Wei now takes his own private plane every time he travels, he still has to apply for the route in advance before flying, and he cannot fly whenever he wants.
On the way to the airport, he called Yang Liwen and Zeng Jia respectively.
Just explain it to your company very simply.
The rest is naturally taken care of by the agents of the various artists in the company, who help them set up accounts and shoot videos.
Zeng Jia talked a little longer, but as a major shareholder of the company, this kind of thing can be regarded as an advertising endorsement for all the artists of Jiaxing, which is a good thing.
"No problem, Mr. Gu, don't worry, I'll assign the work later. Just ask [TikTok] to contact me directly."
In the office, Zeng Jia hung up the phone with a smile on her face.
She sat in her office chair, tapping her fingers on the table, and after thinking for a moment, she called her assistant in.
"Go find Director Li~"
She had no objection to Gu Wei's request to allow artists from Jiaxing Media to join the app called Tik Tok, but she was still a little curious.
Zeng Jia joined Rong Xinda in 2000 and has been deeply involved in the entertainment industry. As the saying goes, one field has its own unique characteristics, so she doesn't know much about the Internet.
"Mr. Zeng, are you looking for me?"
After a while, Li Juan knocked on the door and came in.
"Do you know there's an app called TikTok on the market?"
Li Juan looked surprised and didn't understand what Zeng Jia meant by calling her over to ask this.
However, before joining Jiaxing Media, she worked in an investment bank for a period of time and has always been interested in the Internet.
"I just happened to know about [TikTok]. It's a new music-themed short video app. It's only been online for a short time, so it doesn't have many users yet."
In fact, at this time, [Tik Tok] is really not well-known. It was not until the end of 2016 when [ByteDance] completed its Series D financing and invested a lot of resources in [Tik Tok] that it began to become unstoppable and popular on the entire Internet.
Zeng Jia nodded after listening to this, and explained to Li Juan that Gu Wei asked the company's artists to join [Tik Tok].
"Mr. Zeng, did Mr. Gu really tell you that he is a shareholder of the [TikTok] development company?"
After hearing what Zeng Jia said, Li Juan had no reaction to the artists joining this short video APP. Instead, she was surprised that Gu Wei admitted that he was a shareholder of the [TikTok] company.
"Yes, I casually asked Mr. Gu after he made his request, and he said he had shares in that internet company."
Zeng Jia didn't think it was a big deal. She knew Gu Wei was very rich, and it was not uncommon for celebrities to invest nowadays.
Huang Xiaoming is well-known in the circle for his investment skills, and he has made a lot of money in this area.
However, most celebrities in the entertainment industry only invest in opening restaurants and other catering-related industries because the threshold is low and their own fame can help the store. To put it bluntly, it is still a disguised way of cutting fans' leeks.
As for other industries, given the education and abilities of most celebrities, the chances of being treated as leeks if they invest in them are greater.
Zeng Jia also didn't think how big the Internet company invested by Gu Wei would eventually become.
"Mr. Zeng, you don't understand. The TikTok app isn't important. What's important is the company behind it."
"Is there anything special?"
Zeng Jia looked confused.
"TikTok was developed by ByteDance, a company that might sound unfamiliar to you, but you're definitely familiar with Toutiao, which is also their product."
As soon as Li Juan mentioned [Today's Headlines], Zeng Jia suddenly understood.
“I know this, I still have the [Toutiao] app on my phone.
It seems that the [ByteDance] you mentioned is very successful! "
"More than a success~"
Li Juan took a deep breath.
"Mr. Zeng, you know I used to work in an investment bank. In fact, after coming to our company, I have always been paying attention to some things in the investment banking circle.
ByteDance is now a rising star in the Internet industry.
Especially in recent times, they are discussing the D round of financing, led by the well-known Sequoia Capital in the investment community.
I heard from a friend that Bytedance’s valuation in this round could be around $10 billion!”
"Ten billion? US dollars?"
Zeng Jia listened to Li Juan's words with her eyes wide open and an expression of disbelief.
[Jiaxing Media] The last time it raised funds, its valuation was 1.5 billion, which she felt was already very impressive. After more than ten years of hard work, she finally created a large company with a market value of over 1 billion.
Now hearing that the valuation of an Internet company in which Gu Wei invested is 10 billion US dollars, Jiaxing is like an ant next to an elephant compared to it. The shock it feels can be imagined.
Li Juan saw her expression and knew what Zeng Jia was thinking, so she comforted her.
"Mr. Zeng, the internet industry is different from the film and television industry. The market is much larger than ours. As long as they can create an excellent and popular product, the company's valuation will skyrocket. You don't need to compare yourself with them."
Zeng Jia was stunned for a moment, then waved her hand.
"I know and understand that compared to those internet giants, these companies in the entertainment industry are nothing in terms of size.
I just didn’t expect that Mr. Gu also had his own arrangements in the Internet industry.
Although he didn't say how much of a stake he holds, even 5 percent is equivalent to two Jiaxing Media.
Truly outstanding people are great at whatever they do.
Although the film and television company under his name has never received financing, it has frequently produced hit works in recent years, which is much better than our Jiaxing. If it is valued, it will definitely be worth tens of billions.
Judging from this, Mr. Gu’s net worth is among the highest in the entire entertainment industry.”
Li Juan smiled as she listened to Zeng Jia's sigh.
"Mr. Zeng, this is actually a good thing. Mr. Gu is a major shareholder of our company. The stronger his ability and the deeper his background, the more benefits and no disadvantages there are for our company.
If there are any unsolvable problems in the future, you can always look for him. After all, we are in the same boat, and if Jiaxing develops well, it will also make money for him."
"Haha~ You're right!
Xiaoli, go call Vice President Zhao."
Zeng Jia laughed and asked her assistant to call Zhao Ruoyao. She planned to pass on the task assigned by Gu Wei first.
Gu Wei took a car to the airport, waited for a while, and then boarded his private plane.
I opened my laptop and did some work. It was already dark outside the cabin, and the G550 flew towards Changsha in the night.
There is a dedicated satellite base station on Gu Wei's private plane, so he can surf the Internet and make phone calls normally even on the plane without delaying anything.
After a while, Gu Wei closed his computer, thought about it, and called Yang Mi.
Unlike other stars, from [Wei Ming Tian Xia] to [Jaywalk Media], only Yang Mi can be considered his partner, not his subordinate.
Although he had already discussed it with Zeng Jia, Gu Wei still felt it necessary to mention it to Yang Mi out of respect for her.
Moreover, there are so many star artists in the two companies, and Gu Wei is in a separate category. Although Nazha and Zhang Tianai have now become top-tier actresses because of his support, they are still inferior to Yang Mi, a 85 flower who has been popular in the circle for many years, in terms of the number of fans, national popularity and ability to lead a drama.
When it comes to diverting traffic to TikTok, small celebrities can’t play a big role. It really depends on people like Gu Wei and Yang Mi.
"Hello?
Why did you suddenly think of calling me? That's strange."
When the call was connected, Yang Mi's lazy, baby voice came over.
She had finished filming today and was now applying a facial mask in her hotel room. She was a little surprised when she received a call from Gu Wei.
Even when she contacted Gu Wei, she was the one who took the initiative to contact him, and most of the time she sent WeChat messages. Gu Wei rarely called her.
"How's the filming of Sister Mi going?"
“It’s fine, everything is going well.
By the way, do you know Huo Jianhua, who worked with me? "
"how?"
"Brother Hua said that he is dissatisfied with your title of the most handsome man in the domestic entertainment industry. He wants to compete with you if there is a chance, haha."
Yang Mi turned around and sold it to Huo Jianhua.
"Sister Mi, stop joking. How can I be called the most beautiful person in the Chinese entertainment industry?"
"Your fans banned you, and I don't think even fans of other male celebrities objected."
"That's just fans joking, don't take it seriously.
But Brother Hua is really handsome. When I was a kid, I saw him play the role of "Gui Hai Yi Dao" in "Number One Under Heaven". He was so handsome and cool!
"I understand. I will tell Brother Hua when we are filming tomorrow that Gu Wei said you are too old."
Gu Wei on the other end of the phone looked helpless.
After chatting with Yang Mi for a while, Gu Wei got down to business.
"That's it. Didn't you already talk to Zeng Jia about it? Why are you calling me?"
Yang Mi didn't take what Gu Wei said seriously. She just felt that it was no different from the product endorsements she usually took.
"Sister Mi, you are different after all. We are partners, so I must ask for your opinion!"
"Haha~ You have such a sweet mouth. You must have used the same trick with many girls, right?"
Yang Mi, who was lying on her back on the bed and listening to the phone, made a sarcastic remark without any hesitation. When she was with Gu Wei, she would think of saying a few words to him from time to time.
The two of them met during the filming of "Gu Jian Qi Tan", and went from friends to "good friends" to now partners with common interests. After all, she still feels a little bit hard to accept Gu Wei, the big scumbag, and bickering with him when they meet and chat has become a habit.
"Am I so unbearable in your heart?"
“It’s worse than you think”
"Miss, I'm sad when you say that~"
"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. I know what happened. It's no problem. But when I finish filming this movie and return to Beijing to rest, you have to come and thank me."
Yang Mi held the phone in her hand, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly when she said the last sentence.
“.”
After agreeing to some unequal treaties with Yang Mi, Gu Wei hung up the phone. It seemed that after this busy period, he would inevitably have to work harder. Fortunately, in terms of physical strength, Da Mi Mi had never been his opponent.
(End of this chapter)
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