China Entertainment 1997

On December 6, Cao Xuan returned to Guangdong Province from the capital. Before returning to Foshan City to join the crew of "Young Man Bao Qingtian", he first went to Shenzhen City to visit Xiao Ma and Penguin.

After Cao Xuan confirmed the investment at the end of August, 20 million yuan has been transferred to Penguin's account one after another. Brother Ma, who had money, immediately started squandering it.

First, the server and bandwidth were expanded, and then several functions with Cao Xuan as the spokesperson were launched to attract new users, and to a certain extent, advertisements were placed on major websites.

As a result, the number of QQ users surged in a short period of time, and its viscosity was very high. At one time, the number of online users exceeded 500,000, making it a well-known software on the entire Internet.

Brother Xiao Ma and the others are now actively developing the latest version of QQ, which they plan to launch in the first half of 2000.

It can be said that QQ's current development is full of flowers and bright, but the burning money also makes Cao Xuan frightened.

According to his current estimate, this 20 million is enough to last until next summer.

Before that, if Penguin still can't find a profit model, either Cao Xuan will continue to throw money into it, or he will have to attract other people to enter the market for financing.

Cao Xuan doesn’t know much about the history of Penguin’s start-up. He vaguely remembers that it started to achieve initial profits through Monternet. Later, it started to engage in virtual value-added services such as QQ shows and chess and card games, and then it began to achieve full profitability.

But now Monternet doesn't even have a shadow. Let's not talk about whether QQ Show can achieve the technology, and research and development will also cost money.

Even if Cao Xuan gritted his teeth and invested the money, he still developed it, but one step faster is a genius, and three steps faster is hard to say.

The Internet has not yet become popular, Internet cafes have not opened all over the country, and various conditions are not mature. The QQ show has been launched in advance. It is easy to say that it will succeed. If it fails, Penguin will be in dire straits.

Cao Xuan chatted with Xiao Ma Ge, and Xiao Ma Ge also expressed his feelings to him in a vague way.

If this continues, the company may not have enough money, and I am afraid that Cao Xuan, a big water pipe, will be needed.

Cao Xuan did his own calculations and figured out that next year he should still be able to spend 10 to 20 million for investment. If he couldn't sign a few "prostitution" contracts, 30 million wouldn't be a problem.

But after investing the money, if Penguin still cannot achieve profitability, it will have to use part of its shares for financing.

Cao Xuan's personal promise made Brother Ma feel good. At least in the short term, Penguin would not be short of money.

As for whether the money will be used up and whether it will attract investment, Xiao Ma is not worried at all.

The Internet is booming, and the three major portals are considering listing in the United States. Major domestic and foreign capitals are also pouring in. Internet-related stocks in Hong Kong are soaring, and even Li Huanggua is preparing to participate in the Internet industry.

Under this general trend, with Penguin’s user base and market share, are you worried about not being able to attract investment?

The optimistic little Ma Ge took Cao Xuan and several founders and the company's middle and senior management to have a party and have a drink.

During this period, the slightly aloof Ma Ge described the brilliant future of penguins to everyone with a blushing face.

Cao Xuan applauded enthusiastically, but he was thinking about how he could encourage Xiao Ma to stick to his dream when the Internet bubble burst six months later.

I will have to buy some inspirational chicken soup books to study later, or ask Hangzhou Ma for advice. He is an expert in chicken blood...

Cao Xuan spent two days in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, doing nothing but brushing his face inside Penguin to show his presence as a major shareholder.

At the same time, as an angel investor, he was interviewed by two financial newspapers with high circulation in Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City.

Cao Xuan’s purpose in accepting this interview is very simple, mainly to help build momentum for QQ and at the same time increase Penguin’s popularity.

At this stage, although QQ is the focus of Penguin's development, they also accept other network communication businesses, which is also Penguin's current main source of income.

Of course, Xiao Ma and the others may not have that much energy to do these projects now, but they can be outsourced.

There are many Internet companies working on these projects in the Shenzhen market, but they are not well-known and cannot receive projects. Penguin's biggest advantage now is that it has a big star shareholder.

Cao Xuan stepped in to help Penguin increase its popularity, take over projects, and outsource them to other companies. As long as they controlled the quality and took a commission from the company, it was a considerable amount of income.

Brother Xiao Ma almost loves Cao Xuan now. He is famous and rich. He is very beneficial to the company and does not interfere in the management of the company. He is very supportive of his decision.

Simply the most ideal investor for all entrepreneurs.

In addition to raising the profile of Penguin, Cao Xuan also intends to reveal his identity as an angel to the business community, thereby attracting entrepreneurs who have no money.

Here is a big star who is "foolish and rich". Not only is he rich, but he can also be popular. Come and "cheat" him...

It is conceivable that most of the people who come to invest are of little value, but as long as you can catch one or two big fish, it is a bloody profit.

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On the evening of December 8, Cao Xuan said goodbye to Brother Ma, rushed to Buddha City by car, and rushed to the Nanhai Film and Television Base around early morning.

Get up early the next morning to put on makeup, and at the same time communicate with the director about the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal, which needs to be caught up.

Naturally, there is no problem with the director. He is not afraid of too much work, but he is afraid that the actors will not cooperate. If he finishes filming early, he still has time to take a vacation or take on other work.

So, when Cao Xuan started filming "Young Man Bao Qingtian" like crazy, he basically had to work on the set for more than 12 hours a day, and the longest day was as many as 16 hours.

As for how long it gets, he can't stand it anymore.

I can act, but I am extremely exhausted physically and mentally, and my condition and acting skills have completely deteriorated.

Cao Xuan is rushing to make progress and free up schedule, but he doesn't want to make a bad movie, so he still needs to ensure enough rest and adjustment time every day.

The continuous high-intensity work made Cao Xuan so tired that he had no time to flirt with Hu Jing. Apart from chatting during meals every day, he sometimes had to take a nap on the way back to the hotel.

Hu Jing looked distressed and tried to buy delicious food nearby to feed Cao Xuan every day. Li Bingbing was pulled by her and couldn't help but buy it too.

She was afraid of getting fat, so she only dared to taste it but didn't dare to eat more. It would be too wasteful to throw it away, so she simply gave it to Ren Quan and Shi Xiaolong.

After more than half a month, Cao Xuan showed no change, while Ren Quan and Shi Xiaolong each gained several kilograms of weight.

Ren Quan, who was originally a bit thin, has a little more flesh on his cheeks, and looks "Buddha-like", which fits Qiao Ling'er's image very well.

Cao Xuan, the investor, is very satisfied.

At the same time, with Cao Xuan's day and night efforts, Bao Zheng's role in "Young Bao Qingtian" is also progressing rapidly.

Bao Zheng's scenes in the first and fourth cases have all ended, and many other scenes have also been filmed.

According to a rough calculation, Cao Xuan has almost completed about 2/5 of the entire drama. If he works hard in the future, he will probably be able to free up another ten days for himself.

Basically it can meet Cao Xuan's Spring Festival Gala rehearsal and performance needs. Even if it exceeds one or two days, it is not harmful and will not affect the filming plan of the "Young Man Bao Qingtian" crew.

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