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[ByteDance] successfully raised funds, and Gu Wei's net worth skyrocketed, but he didn't feel much about it.

His net worth has soared by tens of billions, which is not even as happy as the first pot of gold he earned when he sold the JD.com domain name five years ago.

Currently, the largest cash income in Gu Wei's name is the money that [Wei Tianxia] company continues to earn every year.

His own income as a star is also included, with net profits of hundreds of millions or even more than one billion every year.

In the past two years, because the company has been developing better and better, people around him have advised him whether to bring in other capital to make [Wei Tianxia] bigger and stronger, and finally go public.

Gu Wei thought about it for a moment and then rejected the proposal.

First of all, his original purpose in establishing the company was to serve himself personally. The predecessor of the company [Wei Tianxia] was his personal studio.

Later, as the company gradually developed and expanded, Gu Wei relied on his foresight and long-term vision to create one hit film and television drama after another, and it reached its current scale.

But even so, Gu Wei has not forgotten the original intention of establishing the company: serving himself and being able to execute according to his will is the key, and making money is only one of the benefits of completing the purpose.

Secondly, and most importantly, the ultimate goal of companies in the entertainment industry going public is to make money, use other people's money to film their own dramas, and ultimately win greater benefits.

When the company has good performance, the stock price will rise sharply, and as a major shareholder, the wealth owned will also rise.

It looks good, but you must know that domestic film and television companies naturally have their limits. This is determined by the size of the market and is not affected by human will.

The total market value of the domestic film and television industry market is nothing compared to other industries. It is the so-called younger brother within a younger brother.

Gu Wei had read an official data report for 2022 before.

The top ten industries in my country are: manufacturing, real estate, wholesale and retail, construction, finance, transportation, information technology, energy, and medical.

Gu Wei's film and television industry is nothing compared to these big brothers.

Let’s talk about the data and it will be clear. Gu Wei’s [Wei Ming Xia] is doing so well now. If it goes public, its market value will definitely be over 10 billion. And the one with the highest market value in the entire film and television industry is [Huayi Brothers] with the highest stock price. At that time, the market value was about 80 billion.

The overall scale of the entire domestic film and television industry is probably in the trillions.

But if nothing else, there are some well-known companies in the Internet industry that everyone knows, such as Alibaba, Tengxun, and even [ByteDance] in the future. Each of their companies has a market value of more than one trillion, and several companies have joined It is higher than the total market value of the domestic film and television industry.

Not to mention Hengda in the real estate industry, its debt alone is as high as 2 trillion. Even if it sells all the domestic film and television companies, it will not be enough to repay the debt of this one company.

Therefore, in the entertainment industry, you can become famous, make money, and pursue artistic life, but you can't even think about becoming a top-level rich man by relying on a film and television company.

Shallow water cannot support dragons.

Why did Huayi Brothers want to build a film and television town in the years when the company's market value was the highest? It was because they saw that building houses was more profitable than making movies.

The market pool is so big, even if you make all the money by yourself, you will still be a junior compared to the big guys in other industries.

The reason why the entertainment industry has become so popular in recent years is simply because this industry is naturally an industry that attracts attention. Stars earn a lot of money, ranging from millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, but it is not possible for them to go further. Achieved.

Gu Wei made a lot of money by starting a company and becoming a celebrity, which allowed him to enjoy the life of a top rich man without having to worry about money in his life.

In terms of net worth, even if he works hard to list [Wei Tianxia], the final market value may not be as high as the value of his shares in [ByteDance].

Not to mention that he owns shares in MiHoYo. The money he earned over the years to buy shares of Tengxun and Moutai is not a small amount now.

With this, there is no need for Gu Wei to work so hard to get [Wei Tianxia] listed on the market.

He doesn't value the increase in his net worth after going public, he doesn't lack money to invest in movies and TV series, and the company itself is a cash cow. These are the real reasons why he doesn't want the company to go public.

If the goal at the beginning was to make the most money, then Gu Wei should not be a star. He should work hard in the Internet industry. After financing and going public one after another, he would switch to the manufacturing industry and build mobile phones and cars. Only in this way can he become a real big boss. .

Of course, Gu Wei also knew that he didn't have that ability. With his own conditions, it would be great to become a big star.

He also likes the life of a star. He can experience different lives by playing different roles. He also has countless fans and audiences who like and admire him. For Gu Wei, being a star and actor is a kind of work in itself. enjoy.

In the company's conference room, Gu Wei is sitting in the main seat. Yang Liwen is the first on the left. Zhao Mingcheng, the general manager of the film and television company who should be sitting on the right, is the producer of "Sweet Honey as Ashes as Frost". Now that everyone is on the set, executives from other departments of the company are quite present.

"It's November now, and 2016 is about to come to an end. Our company has produced several excellent film and television dramas this year, such as [Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom], [The Legend of Chu Qiao], [You Are My Glory], [Quickly] My brother took it away] and the unfinished work [Sweet honey sinks like frost].

Among them, "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" has successfully sold the copyright, and the deal for "The Legend of Chu Qiao" is still under negotiation, including "You Are My Glory", which is still in the late production stage. These three dramas will be broadcast next year. out.

I believe that with our [Wei Ming Xia] well-known film and television drama production capabilities, the results of these three dramas will not be bad when they are broadcast next year! "

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the conference room applauded.

"Mr. Gu personally stars in two of them, and Zhao Liying is also in [The Legend of Chu Qiao]. I believe all three dramas will be great hits."

"Boss, you are the biggest contributor to the success of our company's film and television dramas."

"Yeah"

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Although everyone is flattering, employees who have been with the company for a long time know how much role Gu Wei, the big-star boss, played in the rise of [Wei Tianxia], and he has never missed it.

Gu Wei raised his hand and pressed it.

"I did not develop the company alone. The efforts made by everyone are obvious to all, so there is no need to flatter me. The year-end bonus will not be missing for everyone."

"thank you boss!"

"Long live the boss!"

"The boss is the most handsome in the world."

"This is true, I feel ashamed to accept it."

Gu Wei answered and everyone burst into laughter. The female employee who said "the most handsome in the world" was also a little embarrassed.

“After talking about this year, let’s talk about 2017, which is coming soon.

[Love Saint] will be released on the 30th of next month. I don’t need to emphasize that the company’s publicity work must be done well, and relevant departments must do a good job in cooperating. This is the first time our company has done publicity. I hope there will be a Good start.

Then there are two new projects that the company will launch in the first half of next year.

A movie and a TV series.

The movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is directed by the company's director Wen Muye, and is now in the preparatory stage of casting.

According to the plan, filming will officially start in February next year.

I don’t need to say more about this. The crew will be chosen by the director himself. Unless there are any surprises, it’s probably the same group of people who were filming “Love Saint”. After all, they have worked together before and are familiar with the director.

The TV series will develop a novel [Honey Stewed Squid] in our company’s copyright library.

This project is still in its infancy.

The screenwriting department contacted the original author "Mo Bao Fei Bao" and invited her to adapt the original novel into a TV series script. "

"clear!"

Gu Wei turned to look at Yang Liwen again.

"Sister Yang, please contact Director Liu Junjie. I first collaborated with him on [Shanshan Is Coming]. If there are no problems, invite him to be the director of this TV series."

Yang Liwen nodded after hearing the instructions.

"Only when the script and director are finalized can we start making preparations for casting and other aspects. I estimate that the filming of this film will start in March to April next year, which is plenty of time."

"Boss, will you appear in this TV series?"

Yang Liwen asked.

Whether Gu Wei can play the leading role is related to the success rate of inviting director Liu Junjie.

If we follow the classification of TV dramas by various video platforms in the future, dramas starring Gu Wei must be S-level major projects. If not, they will be A-level at best.

Gu Wei touched his chin.

"I will star in it, and when [Flower Flower 3] is finished recording next year, I will join the cast to film this drama."

"I understand~"

After getting Gu Wei's approval, Yang Liwen was full of confidence in inviting Director Liu.

"Oh~ By the way, everyone.

Let’s change the name of this new drama and not call it [Honey Stewed Squid].

Change it to [Dear, beloved]! "

After a busy day's work, Gu Wei came out of the company and came to Jinmaofu Community.

During the day, he received a call from Yang Mi, inviting him to come to his house for a meal. Gu Wei readily agreed without thinking.

When he joined [Douyin] some time ago, Yang Mi did him a small favor, and Gu Wei also promised to thank her personally when they meet.

Of course, in a way that both people understand.

Now that Yang Mi had finished filming and returned to the capital, he contacted Gu Wei as soon as possible.

The car drove to the underground parking lot, and Gu Wei took the elevator and went directly upstairs wearing a mask and cap.

He went up to the floor of Yang Mi's house, walked to the door and rang the doorbell. Within a few seconds, the door was opened.

"Sister Mi."

Gu Wei smiled and said hello.

"It came pretty quickly~"

Yang Mi was wearing a light pink housecoat, which was loose and baggy and looked very comfortable, wrapping her hot figure in it.

Her long wavy hair was scattered on both sides of her shoulders, and she had a beautiful face with fair and tender skin. Her big, moist eyes looked at the guard at the door, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

After Gu Wei entered the door, he changed his shoes, took off his coat, and handed Yang Mi a gift box he had been holding.

"what?"

"A gift for my dear sister"

The box was not big, and there was a clear Cartier logo on the outside. Yang Mi opened it and found a bracelet inside. It had a platinum chain body, with one large, two small, and three emeralds inlaid on it. The gems were surrounded by a small circle of broken diamonds.

Yang Mi was not polite and directly took it out and put it on her Hao wrist. The emerald was pure and deep in color, the diamonds were dazzling, and the whole bracelet looked elegant and noble.

"It's very beautiful. Isn't this jewelry cheap?"

Yang Mi raised his hand and looked around, looking very satisfied with Gu Wei's gift.

"The price doesn't matter. No matter how expensive the jewelry is, it is lucky to wear it on my sister."

After listening to Gu Wei's words, Yang Mi raised his head and looked at Gu Wei's face carefully.

"What, is there something dirty on my face?"

Gu Wei was puzzled.

"I've known you for so many years, and I've found that you're getting better and better at saying nice things to coax little girls."

"Sister Mi, I kindly gave you a gift, but you miss me so much. It's so sad~"

Gu Wei made a complaint.

"Okay, I've prepared the food. Go wash your hands and let's eat together."

Yang Mi ignored him, closed the box in his hand, didn't take off the bracelet, just wore it and said.

After a while, the two of them sat on both sides of the dining table.

"Hey~ Sister Mi, I've known you for such a long time, why didn't I know when your cooking skills became so good?"

After sitting down, Gu Wei looked at the various dishes on the table and asked in surprise.

Yang Mi opened a bottle of red wine and poured it for the two of them.

"I ordered these dishes from a Shandong restaurant near my community. I often eat their food and it tastes pretty good."

Considering the relationship between the two of them, Gu Wei didn't pay too much attention to it. He picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Yang Mi, took a sip, and started eating.

The two chatted while eating and drank half a bottle of red wine in a short time.

"Gu Wei, how many shares do you have in the development company of the [Douyin] app you asked me to join?"

Yang Mi took a sip of wine, her face turned slightly red, and her charming peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at Gu Wei.

"Why do you suddenly think of asking this?"

"After I returned to Beijing, I went to the company. Zeng Jia said that the company called [ByteDance] had just successfully raised funds two days ago, with a market value of US$12 billion.

Didn't you say you were a shareholder before? I'm curious how many shares you have in it? "

Gu Wei looked at Yang Mi with a curious expression on his face and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

He said nothing and held out a finger.

"One percent?

It's quite a lot. According to the total valuation, it is also 120 million US dollars. In the future, the company's valuation will continue to rise, and the shares in your hands will become more and more valuable. "

Yang Mi was a little surprised, but considering that Gu Wei's identity was not as simple as a celebrity, he understood that his net worth had increased by US$120 million.

She debuted in 2003, but she really made money in 2011 after [Gong] became popular, and it has been five years now.

According to Forbes celebrity rankings, Yang Mi ranked 7th in 2013 with an income of 43.7 million, and ranked 6th in 2014 with an income of 52 million.

The traffic era came in the next two years, and her income soared, reaching more than 100 million every year, and a total of more than 400 million in five years.

Including her shares in [Jiaxing Media], it is worth approximately 240 million after the last financing.

So her current total net worth is probably less than 700 million yuan.

Of course, this also excludes taxes and various expenses she spends on herself as a star.

Thinking that after years of hard work, Gu Wei could not earn as much as Gu Wei by casually investing in a company, Yang Mi looked at Gu Wei with envy and jealousy.

There was nothing she could do about it, why didn't she have Gu Wei's rich family background and precise vision.

Gu Wei listened to Yang Mi's words, shook his head with a smile, and put his hand down.

“A few years ago [ByteDance] encountered financial difficulties. I happened to have some money on hand at the time, and I was optimistic about the company’s future development, so I invested some money in it.

Later, after two rounds of financing, my shares were diluted a bit, and now I still have 11% left. "

When Yang Mi asked about this kind of thing, Gu Wei had nothing to hide and told her openly.

"11%!"

Yang Mi's slightly squinted eyes widened in an instant, and his brain, which scored 585 points in the college entrance examination, turned rapidly and gave a result in an instant.

"That means the valuation of your shares is US$1.32 billion!"

Gu Wei smiled and nodded.

Yang Mi watched Gu Wei take a deep breath and spit it out for a long time.

The news told by Gu Wei really shocked her.

She originally knew that Gu Wei was very rich and had made many popular movies and TV series, from which he had gained hundreds of millions.

But there is no accurate idea of ​​how much money he has.

Now that we know his shares in Bytedance and the company under his name, there is no doubt that Gu Wei's wealth is definitely more than 10 billion yuan.

Thinking of this, Yang Mi looked at Gu Wei with even more enthusiasm.

Gu Wei, who already had great looks, was even more handsome in her eyes, as if his whole body was covered with a halo called "money", shining brightly and stinging her eyes.

Of course, the attraction is even more attractive.

"You are in your 20s and have a net worth of tens of billions. Gu Wei, you have once again refreshed my understanding of you."

Yang Mi clasped his hands together and rested them on the table, resting his fair chin gently on them, and his voice became more and more charming.

Gu Wei smiled and waved his hand.

"It's all valuation, just paper wealth. It just looks good if you can't cash it out."

Yang Mi knew that he was just being modest. In an Internet company that was on the rise, its shares would only become more and more valuable.

What's more, the financing has just been completed. If Gu Wei wants to sell his shares, there is plenty of capital willing to take over.

After the meal was almost finished, Yang Mi's eyes looking at Gu Wei became more and more blurred, and she felt a little drunk. She stretched out her tender white hand to Gu Wei.

"I wonder if what Mr. Billionaire said before still counts?"

Gu Wei stood up with a smile, grabbed Yang Mi's hand, and gently pulled her into his arms.

The two bodies were pressed together, and the clear touch on the upper body made Gu Wei feel a little dry.

He held the other person's willow waist with one hand, held Yang Mi's cheek with the other, lowered his head and kissed her.

"Am I sincere in my thanks?"

After kissing for a while, the two of them held their heads together and separated their lips. Gu Wei asked softly.

Yang Mi's closed eyes slowly opened a crack, and she gasped for breath.

"It's okay, but whether you are sincere or not depends on your performance later."

"Sister Mi, you know me well. When have I ever let you down?"

There is only one chapter left today.