During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 171 Wei Jin’s net worth and Hua Yi’s beauty trap

Tudou's fourth round of financing began, but Wang Wei came to the capital in person, which Wei Jin did not expect.

Last year, Tudou’s third round of financing of US$2000 million was basically funded by Wei Jin. At that time, it was just a phone call.

The current share structure of Tudou is that Wei Jin holds 42%, Xinlang holds 8%, and Wang Wei holds 50%.

"Mr. Wei, the amount of financing this time is relatively large. Youku has already started to make efforts. We must keep up."

At this point, Wang Wei complained a little about his timidity and wanted to grab the shares. The amount of financing each time was not too large, which seemed a bit picky.

But rival Youku obviously started a year later than Tudou, and now it has completed its third round of financing, and the amount is larger than Tudou. Gu Yongqiang is really courageous.

"How much?"

Wei Jin had already expected the money burning of video websites. What's more, Wang Wei bought a lot of copyrights in advance at his own suggestion, which naturally cost money like water.

"6000 million dollars."

At this point, Wang Wei actually felt a little embarrassed. It was true that the 2000 million U.S. dollars were spent in less than half a year, and he felt that he had not accomplished anything yet.

"Mr. Wang, money is not an issue, how do you calculate the valuation?"

The last round of valuation was as high as 2 million U.S. dollars, but Wei Jin didn't care. Potato would be his sooner or later anyway. If it's not reliable this time, Wei Jin might not lead the investment and bring in other capital.

"Mr. Wei, the valuation is 3 million, which is still 20%. Xinlang approves this valuation. What do you think?"

At present, Tudou's market share is as high as 15%, followed by Youku with 12%, and the rest of PPS, Kuliu, and UC are less than 10%. It is the well-deserved big brother, and its valuation of US$3 million is not too much.

"Okay, will Xinlang follow?"

"Mr. Cao doesn't plan to follow me this time. If it's inconvenient for you, Mr. Wei, IDG is also contacting me."

"No, it's only 6000 million, I've eaten it all."

Wei Jin didn't care about a mere 6000 million US dollars. He didn't even know how much money he had now.

The North American layout in the past few years has begun to bear fruit. Wei Jin, the earliest investor in YouTube, holds 70% of the shares.

At the end of last year, Google offered $16.5 billion. The founder team wanted to sell, but Wei Jin did not agree and only accepted a share purchase. From this transaction alone, Wei Jin received $5 million. He still holds 45% of the shares. The current valuation of this part has reached as high as 30 billion US dollars.

The reason why Google was introduced was to avoid attracting the attention of North American Internet giants. You must know that North American capital is not ethical. If there is no big capital behind it, it will be wiped out sooner or later.

He also has a 14% stake in Facebook, which he has invested in over the years. This part is currently valued at US$14 billion.

In addition, the cash earned from NetEase's stocks in the past few years alone is no less than 20 billion US dollars, but most of it has been invested in Tesla, Apple, Twitter, Netflix and other famous companies in the past. .

Therefore, it is not easy for Wei Jin to clearly tell how much money he has.

If I had to make a rough estimate, including domestic assets, it would probably be tens to tens of billions of dollars.

After this wave of financial crisis, Wei Jin estimated that his wealth would have to increase several times.

However, these shares need to be held for a long time. In the short term, Wei Jin's working capital is only a few hundred million.

"By the way, Mr. Wei, can you communicate with Impression.com and put the video link of Tudou on it?"

Seeing that there was no problem with financing, Wang Wei came up with a new idea.

The number of visits to Yinyin.com is too large. If it helps to attract traffic, it will be of great help to Tudou.

"Isn't this caused by piracy? Your content is not standardized and they don't dare to link to you. Whose fault is it if there is a dispute?"

Wei and Jin did not make this opening. Impression.com has its own independent considerations and is not serving Tudou unless you can make the copyright ownership clear.

"I understand this. I am already stepping up my efforts to purchase copyrights. However, those who already have copyrights can open them up."

Speaking of piracy, Wang Wei also feels very uncomfortable. The biggest development bottleneck at present does not come from competitors.

Tudou has bought a lot of copyrights over the years, basically all the movies and TV series produced by Wei and Jin, and even those in the Jiahe Film Library, but I couldn't bear the piracy from my peers, and I couldn't sue them at all.

"That's fine. I'll make a call later. You can take the time to talk to them directly."

Wei Jin did not continue this topic. In his opinion, it was all a trivial matter. He directly called the legal affairs department and prepared to sign the contract, but there was one thing that needed to be mentioned.

"Old Wang, have we known each other for two or three years, right? You got married last year, and I really couldn't stay away from you. Please forgive me."

"Hey, you've explained everything, I understand."

Wang Wei waved his hand and said he didn't mind. Besides, the gift from Wei Jin was enough to show his sincerity.

"You have also been in North America, so you should be aware of the rules of Wall Street. Once the marital status of an investor changes, some legal restrictions on property must be made to protect the rights of investors."

"Well, I understand. I will make up for the agreement when I get back."

Wang Wei quickly understood and understood Wei Jin's concerns. This was indeed a problem.

"That's good, but don't blame me for being too lenient."

Wang Wei was so reasonable, which made Wei Jin feel a little embarrassed, because he obviously didn't value other people's marriages.

"Yes, the capital market should be more rational."

The two of them signed a contract while joking, but Wang Wei knew that the financing money would not be received until the agreement was completed.

After the completion of this financing, Wei Jin's shareholding in Tudou will exceed 55%. As the well-deserved largest shareholder, Tudou will never be able to escape Wei Jin's control.
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When he called his father to tell him that he would not be home for the Spring Festival, he actually caused a burst of complaints. Wei Jin was actually not used to going back. He thought about letting his father and uncle come to the capital to celebrate the New Year in the future.

After listening to Wei Xingbang's thoughts, just after hanging up the phone, Wang Zhonglei called and asked Wei Jin to meet.

This left Wei Jin a little confused. He seemed to have no business dealings with Huayi recently, so after much deliberation he agreed to meet.

On the other side, seeing Wang Zhonglei hang up the phone, Chen Guofu hurriedly asked: "How is it?"

"He agreed, but you have to be mentally prepared, this little fox is not that easy to get rid of."

Wang Zhonglei also felt a little headache at this time. Some time ago, Chen Guofu fell in love with a novel. After evaluation, the company also felt that it was worth adapting. Unexpectedly, the copyright had been sold. After repeated inquiries, he found out that Wei Jin Company had purchased it. Down.

"It depends on what conditions he proposes, but this drama is really promising to become a hit. Zhonglei, I hope you support me."

Chen Guofu really wanted to make this film. When he read the novel, he had a picture in his mind. Unexpectedly, he got stuck at the copyright level.

"Relax, the country will be restored."
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Zhu Wei quickly drove the car to the place. If his boss didn't go back to celebrate the New Year, he would naturally not go back. However, he had already brought his family to the capital, so it was considered as a way for his family to spend the New Year in the imperial city.

Wei Jin quickly came to the private room. In addition to Wang Zhonglei, there were three people, one of whom was very eye-catching, Dong Xuan.

Before he could take a closer look, Wang Zhonglei had already started to introduce:

"Mr. Wei, I've been waiting for you for a long time. This is director Chen Guofu."

"Mr. Wei, hello." It turns out it's him. Although Wei Jin doesn't know him, he knows some tidbits about him. It's said that he is Liu Milkcha's confidant. He was the one who forced Liu Milkcha to star in "A World Without Thieves" He is also Huayi’s confidant.

Chen Guofu wears black-rimmed glasses, and his face is somewhat similar to that of Mr. Xu.

"Hello, Director Chen."

While talking, Wang Zhonglei called Wei Jin to sit down. Dong Xuan and another female artist were sitting next to Wei Jin. It seemed that they were planning to do public relations.

"Mr. Wei, we are all old friends, so I won't beat around the bush. Can the copyright of "The Wind" be transferred to Huayi?"

Wang Zhonglei's words made Wei Jin understand today's situation, and it turned out to be this idea.

Chen Zhiming is very supportive of Wei Jin's idea of ​​hoarding high-quality content. The latter has also purchased the copyrights of many novels in recent years, and the price is not high anyway. This is how he won "The Wind", which cost only one million.

"Oh? What can President Wang give me?"

"Huayi is willing to pay a premium, how about three million?"

Wang Zhonglei naturally did his homework, and he felt that the price was very sincere.

"Mr. Wang thinks I am short of this little money?"

Wei Jin felt a little funny. Not to mention that Huayi hadn't gone public yet, but after it went public, he would just be a younger brother in front of him. How about throwing money at himself? think too much.

Chen Guofu had a bad premonition at this moment and quickly poured wine for Wei Jin.

"I wonder, Mr. Wei, what do you think?"

"Yes, Mr. Wei, tell me what you think. The relationship between our two families has never been bad."

Wang Zhonglei also realized that Wei Jin was not short of money at all, so he could only play the emotional card, and then gave Dong Xuan a wink.

"Mr. Wei, I respect you."

Dong Xuan's voice was a little gentle. She originally had a calm temperament, but she was still a little uncomfortable with Hua Yi's acting style.

Naturally, the Wei and Jin Dynasties would not refuse the beauty's toast, not to mention that Dong Xuan was a female artist with a good reputation.

"Ms. Dong, when did you join Huayi and didn't you consider me?"

"Mr. Wei is joking, how can your company like me?"

Dong Xuan was originally an artist from Xin Baoyuan, but the development in the past few years was not very good. After the contract expired, they broke up peacefully.

As for Wei Jin Company, I had considered it. I didn’t know where I heard the news that the female artists under Wei Jin were basically his playthings, so I gave up the idea. I just signed a contract with Huayi two months ago. But I didn't expect that I would still have to do some unattractive things.

If Wei Jin knew what she was thinking, he would definitely cry out that she was wronged. I, Wei Jin, am indeed romantic, but not obscene.

"Mr. Wei, our two families have never formally cooperated. What do you think of this time?"

Wang Zhonglei meant to jointly produce it, and he made a good plan.

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Seeing Wei Jin thinking deeply, Wang Zhonglei winked at Dong Xuan crazily. The latter pressed against Wei Jin reluctantly, rubbing his small hands on Wei Jin's thighs.

"It's not impossible, but it depends on Huayi's sincerity."

Of course, Wei Jin's move was not an act of imagination, but a well-thought-out move. Currently, a well-known company in the industry has never cooperated with Huayi, so it can be regarded as an opportunity. Moreover, he has no intention of directing this drama, but he still has to watch Huayi. Art can not be understood.

"What do you think of the 4% investment amount, Mr. Wei?"

"Sincerity is not enough."

"Mr. Wei might as well say it bluntly, what do you want? As long as Huayi has it, Wang will never be stingy!"

Wei Jin did not answer immediately, but instead focused on Dong Xuan, with a hint of amusement on his lips.

Just when Dong Xuan was embarrassed and Wang Zhonglei thought he understood something, Wei Jin spoke:

"How about Huayi's original shares?"

"?!?"

Wang Zhonglei was stunned by Wei Jin's magical turn and could not react for a while.

"President Wei said, subscribe for Huayi's shares?"

"Well, I heard Mr. Zhou say that your company has started internal subscription, and I am also interested in investing in it. I believe Mr. Wang will not refuse, right?"

"Is Mr. Wei so optimistic about the listing?"

No wonder Wang Zhonglei was surprised. Even many artists under Huayi are not very optimistic about their own company's stocks. Even the two brothers are unsure. After all, this is the first film and television company stock, and they don't know whether it can be successfully listed. .

"I can't say it's bullish. The first film and television stock has some reference value. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"

Wang Zhonglei nodded, seeming to understand what Wei Jin meant, which was to explore the way and prepare for his company to be listed in the future.

"Since Mr. Wei believes in Huayi, Mr. Wang will not be stingy. Currently, the company's internal artist purchase limit is 180 million shares at 3 yuan per share. Of course Mr. Wei is not restricted, but I don't know how much you want?"

"How about 5000 million shares?"

"Okay, Mr. Wei is so courageous. With this, we can really be considered a family."

Wang Zhonglei looked surprised and agreed quickly. Wei Jin was sending money to Huayi. When it is announced, his joining will definitely make the market more confident and the road to listing will be smoother.

Wei Jin was naturally secretly happy in his heart. This wave was considered a win-win situation. When Huayi went public, Tudou's fifth round of financing money would also come out.

"Of course, "The Wind" will be handed over to Director Chen, but I want half of the role, and the other producer is indispensable."

"Yes, Mr. Wei, I wish us a happy cooperation, let's do it!"

The smile on Wang Zhonglei's face was sincere. With 15 million shares, Wei Jin's share almost reached %. He was definitely one of his own.

The subsequent banquet was very harmonious. Dong Xuan was also shocked by Wei Jin's generosity. He was talented, young and rich, and for a moment he felt that today's dinner was the right one.——

After drinking and eating, Wei Jin left with Dong Xuan. Wang Zhonglei was naturally happy to see this happen.

From the moment she got on the car, Dong Xuan couldn't help herself. Wei Jin's techniques were so superb that she, who was not very experienced, felt like she was in heaven.

All the way to the Golden House, Dong Xuan began to lose consciousness, so Wei Jin stopped trying, took safety measures, and began to taste the Snowflake Goddess Dragon.

That night, Dong Xuan experienced unprecedented joy. She regretted why she didn't join Wei Jin's company.

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