Business is so cruel.
Every time a boom comes, the industry explodes, and hot money pours in, a large number of companies will grow.
Every time a cold winter hits, funds tighten, and there is an economic crisis, large numbers of companies will die.
Some of those that fail will become a mess and become failure cases in business textbooks.
Some will become meat on the table of "carnivores" and be eaten by the big guys with relish.
After three years of development, DreamWorks has initially joined the ranks of "carnivores" with a mature operating model and abundant cash flow. It can take advantage of this opportunity to expand against the trend.
If this wave succeeds, DreamWorks will be stable for at least the next five years, and the current pattern of nine giants in the entire film and television industry may be rewritten.
Of course, other companies are not pushovers either. If Lu Hao can see such an opportunity, others can naturally see it as well.
There have been a lot of news about acquisitions and mergers recently.
The first one to take action was Jiang Qianfan.
This is also an out-and-out old fox. He has swallowed up two small cinema chains at a price that took advantage of the situation, with a total of more than 600 cinemas. It can be said that he has made a fortune.
The share price of Kylin Pictures also rose against the trend with these two acquisitions, providing him with more liquidity.
As for other companies, their operations are roughly the same.
Listed companies do have a natural and huge advantage in terms of financing costs.
As for other listed companies in the film and television industry, they are also taking similar actions, and each one is more ostentatious than the other.
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After receiving Lu Hao's attitude and instructions, the first roadshow reception of Dream Video officially began.
Basically, Ma Fangzhou invited all the investors he had negotiated with before. There were more than 200 participants. For a startup company's first round of financing, this is already a top-level roadshow.
Many companies may have to go public before they can achieve this level of scale.
What shocked and shocked all investment institutions even more was that for this round of financing, Dream Video proposed an extremely imaginative plan.
——Bidding financing.
A group of investment institutions were not only shocked, but also felt like their balls were about to break.
Under normal circumstances, the start-up company is considered the second party, and the investment institution is the first party, after all, it is the one who provides the money.
But now, the situation is completely reversed.
What bidding financing means is that I only put out so many shares, and you buy them through auction. Whoever offers the highest price gets it.
Such a bold move can no longer be fully explained by just the word "bold".
This shows that Dream Video has expanded to a considerable level and is also confident to a considerable extent. Its own shares will definitely be sought after by thousands of people.
All right.
In fact, this is true.
In the emerging field of short videos, there is indeed no one who can compete at the moment. The number of users of Meng Video is more than the second to tenth place combined.
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The cocktail party scene.
A group of well-dressed men were chatting and laughing. The investment industry itself is actually not that big. After all, the threshold is relatively high. Basically, everyone who has a name knows each other.
If we talk more carefully, maybe we could be alumni.
There is no other reason. Starting from interns, most investment banks and financial institutions in China only accept graduates from the top few schools. A bachelor's degree may not be enough, and key departments require a master's degree at the very least.
“Which was the last company to go this far?”
The party hadn't officially started yet, and several men were sitting in a circle, chatting, holding wine glasses.
“DJI.”
"It was the same one before that."
“They were the first to invent this model.”
"They opened up a billion-dollar equity financing line, and ultimately achieved a premium of over thirty times. That's pretty impressive!"
Someone sighed.
The atmosphere fell into silence for a moment.
This topic is still quite sensitive. The bidding financing model was first pioneered by DJI. As a domestically started drone company, it is invincible in the global market and naturally has the qualifications.
It can be said that when DJI wants to raise funds, many investment institutions are lining up to give it money.
This is a major disruption to the investment field.
The main reason is that the company is really powerful. When its strength reaches a certain level, it can set and dominate the rules of the game itself.
"It's actually normal. That's the law of the market. Good things deserve to be sought after, and bad things deserve to be ignored even if you pay for them."
“I never thought that the first dark horse this year would be short videos.”
"There are so many things you haven't thought of. When did you think of them? You just follow the boss and eat the meat while you drink the soup."
"It's good enough to have some soup. This year is not a good year. I'm satisfied just to have a sip of soup."
"Haha, you might not even be able to drink this soup. Look ahead, Mr. Tang from Sequoia, Mr. Fang from Penguin, and Mr. Wei from Alibaba. Which one is the easier one to deal with?"
“I’m afraid the big guys won’t even play with me.”
This bidding financing model is extremely miserable for small and medium-sized investment institutions. There is no room for picking up bargains, and they have to fight with real swords and guns.
But even if it comes to a bayonet fight, I really may not be able to beat the big guy.
Bullets and bayonets, those are all money!
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Time passes by every second.
By the time almost everyone had arrived, Ma Fangzhou, one of today's speakers, was exhausted. He had been standing at the door welcoming guests. After all, the people coming and going were all big shots, so he had to show some attitude.
Even if you want to make money while standing, you have to pick up the bowl first.
As everyone arrived, he walked to the front and, without any unnecessary pleasantries, began to talk in detail about the development path and prospects of Dream Video.
On PPT.
The curve of Dream Video user growth shows two extremely steep curves, which are the two key growth stages. Here is a brief explanation.
This is real practical sharing.
The group of people below were listening with great interest, and there was constant applause.
The track's precise development route is clear.
It has achieved phased success and defeated all competitors.
The future development space and path are full of imagination...
A project that can meet these three points at the same time is basically a high-quality project. From this perspective, Dream Video fully meets the requirements.
Ma Fangzhou spoke for about half an hour, clearly explaining the "past" and "present", and then continued: "Now, please invite Mr. Lu Hao to come to the stage to share with everyone, focusing on the future of Dream Video."
The applause was thunderous.
Many people in the back row craned their necks high.
A 25-year-old billionaire.
The founder of DreamWorks Films.
The pioneer of the short video track.
With such an identity and age, he is already worthy of the admiration of most people present.
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