Chapter 572 Investment Layout
Pintuan’s investment in Huaying Entertainment went smoothly, and after Lv Zhichuan got the agreement, Dong Wenhao and Shi Miaomiao also rushed over.
The executives of the two companies shook hands warmly and hugged each other, and the scene was very harmonious.
Afterwards, Huaying boss Xu Xuan took them on a tour and talked about development issues.
"Mr. Dong, is the third Campus Beauty and Campus Prince Contest being held?"
"Yes, if the winners want to enter the entertainment industry in the future, they can sign a contract with Huaying."
"That's great. Campus talent shows have been quite popular in recent years. Many directors in the industry like to come to schools to scout for actors."
Xu Xuan walked forward a few steps in her high heels and spoke again: "By the way, President Dong, does President Jiang have any instructions on the development direction of Huaying?"
Dong Wenhao hesitated for a moment and then spoke: "The boss said that everything will remain the same, and we will continue along the path of idol trainees, signing more beautiful women and handsome men, preferably those with talents."
"clear."
"By the way, Miaomiao has a lot of copyrights waiting to be developed, which are very popular among students. There was a movie called "Those Years" some time ago. I wonder if Mr. Xu has seen it?"
Xu Xuan shook hands with Shi Miaomiao and said, "I have seen it. It is an excellent film and television work after all."
Dong Wenhao nodded: "The boss said that the track for youth commercial films has been opened. If Huaying's performing arts department has any investment plans, they can try this field and give the company's artists some opportunities to show their faces."
"OK."
"Miaomiao, show your work to Mr. Xu later."
As Dong Wenhao spoke, he walked forward, reunited with Lu Zhichuan, and returned to the hotel together.
During this time, Lu Zhichuan was flipping through the equity investment agreement in his hand, with a look of deep confusion in his eyes.
Huaying Entertainment is only slightly famous in the industry.
It has several leading actresses and a number of second- and third-tier male actors. It has invested in and filmed eight film and television dramas, but there are few works that are worth showing off.
As talent shows have become very popular in recent years, Huaying is also considering transformation.
Since 2006, they have signed contracts with idol trainees who were selected through talent shows.
The signing requirements are also very simple, that is, good appearance, full musicality, the ability to sing and dance. As for acting skills, you may or may not have them, it doesn't matter.
So, when Zhihu's campus beauties and campus hunks competition became more and more popular, they immediately took the initiative to find and sign some of the campus beauties and campus hunks.
This kind of company doesn't have many highlights. I really don't know why the boss would be interested in it.
But Dong Wenhao said that his boss was very interested in this company when he came to Huayu to attend a casting meeting last time.
He even wandered around, visiting practice rooms and recording studios, and was finally caught learning how actresses shoot shower gel commercials.
But Dong Wenhao was actually very confused. His boss's next move after entering the information track was to invest in an entertainment company that had no industry relevance at all.
Like Lu Zhichuan, he couldn't figure out how this company would help the ecological chain that Jiang Qin was currently building.
Zhihu is a traffic pool for the younger generation, and its ability to attract traffic is very strong.
Group buying is a sales platform and also the most promising industry.
The group buying supply chain serves as the source of supply, which can continuously reduce the cost of group buying and bind users more closely. In addition, it also has huge profitability.
Tonight's headlines control the public opinion channels and play a promotional role for all group-buying products.
But entertainment companies? When eating in the cafeteria of Linda University, Lu Zhichuan specifically asked Jiang Qin if he wanted to enter the entertainment industry.
But Jiang Qin said he was not interested and said that this company was just a place for him to practice.
But as the former manager of Alibaba's investment department and a senior investor, there is actually no need for him to practice.
Neither of them could figure it out, so after thinking about it for a long time, they still couldn't figure out the underlying logic of investing in Huaying Entertainment.
But at this moment, Wei Lanlan called to inquire about the progress. After hearing their questions, she gave an answer that was both an answer and not an answer.
"You should know that the boss doesn't like to do things in order."
"In 2009, group buying websites had just started to emerge, and no one knew where the future would lie. However, we had already negotiated with Alipay about third-party payment."
"What was the situation of Alipay at that time? It couldn't get a payment license and couldn't operate independently. Everyone thought it would be a failed product."
“So, have you ever thought that maybe this company will be useful in the future?”
"The times are changing dramatically."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Zhichuan looked at Dong Wenhao.
Dong Wenhao pondered for a while and said, "Sister Lanlan used to be the boss's personal secretary. Apart from the boss's wife, she should be the person who knows the boss best. This may be the answer."
Lu Zhichuan nodded, put away the investment agreement, and took out another document, which was the information of the next target company, Gaode Map.
Gaode Map and Pintuan are old friends. When Pintuan’s GIS service was first launched, it almost killed a number of websites such as Lashou and Dazhong.
But because of this incident, many investment institutions have set their sights on Gaode.
Therefore, compared with Huaying Entertainment, which no one is competing for, Lu Zhichuan is under greater pressure.
Especially when Lao Lu knew that his old employer Alibaba was targeting Gao De, he felt even more sweaty.
We all know that Alibaba is a big company. Under the same investment conditions, group buying does not have much chance of success.
In fact, Gao De's Cheng Jun has also been struggling with this issue.
Choose Alibaba or group buying?
The two companies offered similar conditions for investment, but neither company would allow Gao De to accept the other's investment, which clearly showed that they were going to compete with each other.
Most of the companies hope to be integrated into the Alibaba ecosystem, because Alibaba is obviously more promising than group buying.
But Cheng Jun had different ideas.
In 2010, Wei Lanlan, the CEO of Pintuan, visited Gaode and described to him the future that Jiang Qin had mentioned.
After the incubation of the group buying war, the group buying database has been built very well, and any street or store can be found in minutes.
In just two years, many things that were once thought to be "the future" are slowly beginning to be realized.
So Cheng Jun has been thinking, if he follows Jiang Qin, his future will be brighter.
That’s right, Cheng Jun was not considering joining Alibaba or group buying. What he was considering was whether to follow Jack Ma or Jiang Qin.
"Our cooperation with Pintuan has always been very good, and the number of users of Amap has been increasing rapidly."
"But Alibaba doesn't actually rely on its map business, and we are a rather awkward presence in their ecosystem."
"If Gaode joins the group buying business, it may have a brighter future, but if it joins Alibaba, its future is still unknown."
Cheng Jun made his point at a high-level meeting, but was quickly met with opposition.
Zhou Qing, a veteran of the company, is more inclined to Alibaba: "Group buying has just started, and it is still not stable. Choosing them would be a big gamble."
"Yes, Mr. Zhou is right. Only by leaning against a big tree can you... enjoy the shade better."
"I think there is no comparison between group buying and Alibaba. Why hesitate? Of course I would choose Alibaba!"
"There's a rumor that Pintuan even borrowed its headquarters building from the government..."
Just as everyone was talking about it, Lu Zhichuan came to Gaode and was invited into the high-level conference room by Cheng Jun's secretary.
When he entered, the debate inside was still going on. There were strong calls to accept Alibaba's investment, and he heard it.
The situation is quite unfavorable for group buying.
But Lu Zhichuan did not panic. He sat down calmly. With just one sentence, he instantly changed the minds of many veterans present who wanted to accept Alibaba's investment.
"Hello everyone, I am Lv Zhichuan, the investment manager of Pintuan, and I used to be the investment manager of Alibaba."
"Everyone should know me, right? I'm pretty famous."
"I have presided over the investment of Lashou.com, UC Browser and Wandoujia on behalf of Alibaba. They are all very good companies. Like Gaode, they are all excellent."
“…”
After he finished speaking, Zhou Qing looked at Cheng Jun, and Cheng Jun also looked at Zhou Qing.
Everyone is hesitating about which company to follow for a better future, but they have overlooked one thing, which is real cases.
Alibaba bet on Lashou.com, the then dominant group buying site, but was eventually beaten badly by the group buying site and is now planning to shut down.
UC Browser became famous some time ago, but was soon beaten by Tonight's Headlines. Its current user ranking has dropped to third. I heard that it is trying to copy Toutiao's self-media model.
After thinking about this clearly, they felt a little dazed.
Seeing that no one spoke in the conference room, Lu Zhichuan took a deep breath.
On his way to Gaode, he was still thinking about a breakthrough in the negotiations, and then he received a text message from Jiang Qin.
It said, "Please introduce your investment projects in Alibaba to Gao De."
When he saw the reactions of the people in front of him, Lu Zhichuan quickly understood why Jiang Qin had wanted to bring him into the team.
This is to make every company that is targeted by group buying think clearly about who it has a better future with.
Damn, my boss is such a jerk, I was taken advantage of!
In fact, as a new Internet giant, Pintuan cannot really compare with Alibaba.
The development paths of the two companies overlap in many places, so it is not surprising that they would encounter differences in layout, but the current group buying clearly has no chance of winning.
There's nothing you can do, he's just that famous.
But Jiang Qin poached Lü Zhichuan...
Lu Zhichuan represents Alibaba’s failed investments…
No matter who they are, when they hear the words "I am the former investment manager of Alibaba, and I have invested in Lashou.com", they will probably tremble in their hearts.
Because of holding hands, it’s really pitiful.
Especially some time ago, because of financial fraud and infringement, Lashou.com's boss Wu Bo was about to become a deadbeat.
In this case, no matter how rich Alibaba is, investors will probably worry about the future.
(Please give me a monthly ticket, or2, please be more forceful, don't pity me.) (End of this chapter)
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