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Ziweixing has no video business now, not because it doesn't pay attention, but because it pays too much attention. Zhou Buqi has never found a suitable way to develop video business.

The very important reason is that traffic stars have caused too much damage to the social ecology.

There are traffic stars all over the world, but in the entertainment industry, this is just the bottom group. For example, South Korean boy and girl groups look beautiful, but they are discriminated against. Occasionally they enter mainstream venues, such as singing at the Blue Dragon Awards, and the scene will be particularly embarrassing.

The youthful and energetic girls jumped up and down on the stage. The producers, directors, and actors in the audience couldn't even laugh, let alone applaud.

Whoever shows his liking for an idol group is really low and shameful.

When a certain professional singer comes on stage to sing in the next program, there will be thunderous applause as a welcome.

In essence, everyone is not in the same circle at all.

Directors, actors, screenwriters, singers, etc., their circle is called showbiz. Many great actors have become stars and idols through their careers as actors and through their works.

The circle of men's and women's groups is called the idol circle, and they are professional "idols", who attract the public through their jumping and dancing hues.

But it is different in China.

The traffic star not only entered the elegant hall, but also became the big man sought after by the whole people, and became a superior existence, who could squeeze those respected veteran actors at will.

Even in order to cope with the poor professional ability of these idol and variety show traffic stars, the crew even tolerated them not speaking lines and numbers...

The reason for this phenomenon is the Internet.

To be more precise, it is Internet video.

Internet video is too expensive, but the national income is very limited, and the high VIP subscription fee cannot be afforded by ordinary people, so they can only adopt the model of "free + advertising + low membership fee".

Even with the low membership fees, membership is rare.

The main income is from advertising.

The mode of advertising is that the video with higher traffic, the more advertising fee. This also means that the quality of the content of the film and television drama is not important. For the video website, the most important thing is that it can bring traffic!

Young people like idol groups that dance and dance? Like giggling variety show guests?

Simple!

Just let the traffic stars of the idol group and the shitty variety stars be the leading actors. As for the acting skills and the content, it doesn't matter at all.

It's good to bring traffic.

Movie companies have no money, but Internet companies are rich.

Money is master, and traffic is king. All film and television works that Internet companies participate in can only follow the pattern of traffic... As a result, a series of abnormal social phenomena have emerged.

For the few excellent movies and TV series that appear occasionally, the capital behind them must not have the participation of the Internet.

But here comes the question, is the traffic model really making money?

No!

All video sites lose billions of dollars every year, and no company can make a profit.

Not only ruined word of mouth, but also lost money, and even brought down the social atmosphere.

However, foreign Netflix and Hulu have gradually started to make money by relying on another model, that is, the "zero advertising + high membership fee" model.

Hollywood can't play the Internet. Although they teamed up to create a Hulu, they can't work. Now Jieyu Media has entered Hollywood through the model of platter investment.

If Ziweixing and Jieyu Media’s American branch can establish a relationship with Hulu and operate such a video website through a professional Internet company, it will not only solve the burden of Hollywood, but also explore a precedent for their own online video business.

This idea can be written down, go back to the United States, and do further market research.

Hulu!

Although it is not as good as Netflix, it can be regarded as the giant of the streaming media platform in the future...

Ziweixing is now very strong in financial strength!

Foreign exchange reserves of 6.7 billion US dollars!

I can do whatever I want.

After returning to China, Zhou Buqi went directly to the company without taking a break to catch jet lag, with his head held high and his chest held high, striding in all directions. This is really awesome.

They called Zhang Yiming, He Yang and Nie Caijun.

Start sending money!

Is Star Electronic short of money? Mobile phone business is not easy to develop? Then financing, Ziweixing will contribute 1 billion US dollars to dilute 20% of the shares. After this round of financing, Ziweixing’s shareholding in Asda will reach 64%, Zhou Shaoning and Yan Guangming’s personal shareholding will become 12%, and Zhou Buqi’s personal shareholding will become 8%.

Another 500 million U.S. dollars will be allocated to Ziweixing Japan!

Among them, US$200 million was used to purchase the headquarters building of Ziwei Star in Japan, and the remaining US$300 million was handed over to Tang Binchen, who began to boldly carry out Japanese business, especially the construction of cloud data centers.

YikYak has taken off, and the UC software group focusing on UC beautification is gradually being recognized by the public. Ziweixing’s business in Japan is booming, and it can further catch up.

After the two sums of money are sprinkled, there is still 5.2 billion US dollars in foreign exchange.

oops!

The rich days are really happy!

However, He Yang warned more seriously, "It's just this one time, don't take this as an example. Ziweixing is an Internet company, and financial business is not our main business."

Zhou Buqi took it seriously, and sighed, "I don't need you to tell me. Oh, you don't know, when I was in New York, I stayed in the hotel, I didn't dare to go out, and there were dead people everywhere. The financial game is no longer risky, but dangerous."

Nie Caijun said in a deep voice: "Well, Las Vegas is just a small game, and the biggest gambling games are often in New York. The underground gambling games in New York are much more played than Las Vegas."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Forget it, don't mention it, anyway, I escaped unscathed and brought back a lot of foreign exchange. This money is enough for Ziweixing to go public."

He Yang said very calmly: "Continue to block the news."

"Um?"

"This amount of money is too much. It has earned more than 5 billion US dollars. This is too exaggerated. If this news is released, the people below may not have the motivation to work."

"Yeah."

Zhou Buqi laughed haha.

Nie Caijun said: "Not only that, but we should maintain a state of financial hunger. If all departments know that the company has sufficient books, it may cause waste in the use of funds."

Zhang Yiming agrees: "Yes, the success of business cannot be driven by funds, but should be driven by hard work, models and innovative ideas. A little tightness, but more motivation."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Well, let's keep it a secret. What about the investors? Keep it a secret?"

He Yang said with a smile: "With Ziwei Star's current scale, which investor would dare to call on you to find out the truth? Go and explain to Sun Zhengyi that he is a big business man and can understand."

Zhou Buqi twitched the corner of his mouth.

The bastard!

And arrange this kind of thankless work for my boss.

Softbank was the most important investor in Ziwei Star in the early days. Now that the company is strong, it turns its head around and refuses to recognize anyone, and even refuses to show the financial statements?

Nie Caijun said with a smile: "The financial income and expenditure of the business can still be disclosed to investors. However, cash flow, foreign exchange reserves and many other aspects are unnecessary."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Okay, then it's settled! If you don't reveal your wealth, it should be kept secret. By the way, how is YY?"

"See what Lei Jun means."

"Um?"

Lei Jun is the invisible boss behind YY, Li Xueling is in charge of YY's operation in the front, and Lei Jun has a lot of say in the strategic design behind it.

Zhou Buqi understood the meaning, "If we enter the game, will Lei Jun quit?"

Zhang Yiming nodded, "Yes."

Zhou Buqi couldn't help laughing, "A terrible desire to control!"

He Yangdao: "Maybe it's because I have been the general manager of Jinshan for too many years and I don't want to live a life of being constrained anymore. It is a good thing that Lei Jun has withdrawn. In the future, YY can design strategies according to our will."

Zhou Buqi asked, "What about the shares?"

Zhang Yiming said: "Duowan is willing to dilute 20% of the shares. In addition, Lei Jun holds 25% of the shares, which will also be transferred to us... Well, there must be a premium. The valuation of Duowan's strategic investment can be 120 million US dollars .But Lei Jun’s valuation is US$200 million. This difference is the main difficulty in the negotiations now.”

Lei Jun currently holds 25% of the shares, which will become 20% after 20% dilution.

That is to say, once these two transactions are concluded, Ziwei Star can own "20% + 20% = 40%" shares of Duwan.

very satisfied!

Li Xueling doesn't want to work for others, he wants to be his own boss, he will not sell the company. Ziwei Star can obtain 40% of the shares through this three-party operation method, which is considered the limit.

As for Lei Jun wanting more money...

Zhou Buqi said: "Lei Jun is going to invest now, it's almost enough, let's give in one more step... Forget it, I'll give him a call."

Then, without any hesitation, he called Lei Jun and said straight to the point: "Boss Lei, what's going on with YY's case?"

Lei Jun heard a bit of publicity from his tone, and said amusedly: "Where did Mr. Zhou go to make a lot of money? His mental outlook is different!"

Zhou Buqi coughed lightly, and immediately became humble, "What a lot of money I made, it's all thanks to you! The Liang Jing you recommended last time is very good."

Lei Jun said: "Well, she has great ambitions and aspirations. I think only with you can she realize her personal ambitions."

Zhou Buqi said: "No, I also know Boss Lei's ambition. You are a born entrepreneur."

Lei Jun couldn't help but laugh, and said seriously: "Okay, don't give me eye drops. Your thinking about YY really surprised me, YY version of Helo...you are going to do big things! I thought Rainbow Helo It’s just a special case. I didn’t expect Baidu Helo to appear again. Now there is also a YY version of Helo, you want to create a big industry of third-party Helo!”

Unless the news is completely blocked, with Lei Jun's vision and a little grasp of the inside information, he can guess Ziweixing's ambition and strategic outlook.

Zhou Buqi didn't evade it, and said solemnly: "This plan is still being discussed internally. You should keep it a secret first. Don't ruin my big business."

"How much do you want to drive?"

"Let's take a step back each?"

Zhou Buqi went to battle in person, so he definitely couldn't care about every detail like the people below with hundreds of thousands and millions. Once the big frame is set, it's almost enough, and the face among friends is more important.

Lei Jun was unambiguous, "You take the 35 million US dollars."

Zhou Buqi was decisive, "deal!"

As soon as the boss makes a move, he will know if there is one.

YY's case is finalized!

A total of 59 million U.S. dollars was spent, and 40% of the shares of Duwan were obtained, and they were able to enter the board of directors and participate in decision-making.

The YY version of Helo can be started.